Week ahead
TUESDAY
Spokane County Direct Seeding Tour – WSU Extension will present this tour of Spokane County farms, today from 7 a.m.-noon at the Mt. Hope Church on Valley Chapel Road. Free. For information, contact Diana Roberts at (509) 477-2167.
WEDNESDAY
Import/Export Now! Online Class – Presented by the Community Colleges of Spokane Institute of Extended Learning, Business and Community Training division. Learn how to create an import or export company. Online class begins today and runs through Aug. 14. Cost is $59. Required: computer with Internet service, and text, “How Small Business Trades Worldwide” by John Wiley Spiers. Call (509) 358-7890 for information or (509) 279-6000 to register.
Business Franchises – SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business is presenting this workshop, today from 9-10:30 a.m. at the BizStreet Resource Center, Second Floor, 801 W. Riverside Ave. Cost is $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Call (509) 459-4118 to register.
THURSDAY
“ERthink” – Dr. Stan Shapriro will discuss “Critical Business Decision Making Skills Learned from the Emergency Room,” today from 8-9:30 a.m. at CenterPlace Auditorium, 2426 N. Discovery Place. Free. Space is limited to two members per organization. For information, visit www.ERthink.com.
“Resilience to Change in the Workplace” – Gonzaga University Associate Professor Sandi Wilson will discuss “Change, Resilience and the Human Spirit,” today from 5-9 p.m. at the St. Joseph Family Center Administration Building, 1016 N. Superior St. Cost is $200. Light refreshments. For information, call (509) 323-3573 or register at www.gonzaga.edu./ce.
CONVENTIONS
Building Changes, Washington State Building Choices Training Sessions – Monday-Wednesday, Montvale Hotel, 40 attendees.
American Baptist Association Annual June National Conference – Monday-Thursday, Spokane Convention Center, Doubletree Hotel, Red Lion Hotel at the Park, Red Lion River Inn, 1,500 attendees.
Nikken, Inc. – Hankins Distributing Workshop – Wednesday-Saturday, Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 800 attendees.
Sons of Norway Biennial District 2 Regional Convention – Wednesday- June 22, Mirabeau Park Hotel and Convention Center, 350 attendees.
National Rifle Association of America NRA Club University – Friday-June 22, The Davenport Hotel and Tower, 100 attendees.