Meetings & Events

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold an accounting and auditing update luncheon today, Nov. 3, from noon to 2 p.m. at Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. Paul Bridge, of BDO Seidman LLP, will speak. The cost is $40. To register or for more information, call 321-3613.

ActionCOACH, in Spokane, will host NumberRICH today, Nov. 3, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at CenterPlace at Mirabeau Point Park, 2428 N. Discovery Place. Registration will be waived for the first 10 Journal of Business readers that use code JOB1103. For others, the cost is $75. To register, go to www.actioncoachspokane.com. For more information, call 455-5053.

Spokane Regional Marcom Association will hold a Point of View by Desautel Hege Communications meeting Friday, Nov. 4, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Herak Club Room at Gonzaga University's McCarthey Athletic Center, 801 N. Cincinnati. The cost is $15 for members, $25 for others, $5 for student members, and $15 for other students. To register or for more information, go to www.spokanemarcom.org.

The Cheney Merchants Association will hold a meeting Monday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, 111 Betz, in Cheney. For more information, email allan@treeofknowledgebookstore.com.

Greater Spokane Incorporated's BIZStreet will hold a 100 Best Places to Work Power Panel Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at 801 W. Riverside. Thomas Tiffany, of Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories; Foster Chase, of CashLINQ Group LLC; and Cami Hanson, of Career Path Services will speak. The cost is $15 for members and $30 for others. To register, go to http://tinyurl.com/workpanel8.

The Avista Center for Entrepreneurship at Spokane Community College will hold a fall open house Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the SCC Main Building 1, 1810 N. Greene. For more information, call 533-7391.

The Spokane Estate Planning Council will hold its November meeting Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 5:15 p.m. in the Georgian Room at the Spokane Club, 1102 W. Sprague. Speakers will be Buddy Sliva, of the Entrust Group; Garry Shea, of Shea & Harley Family Wealth Consulting & Management; David Green, of David Green CPA PLLC; and William Buckholdt, of Randall & Danskin PS. The cost is free for members and $50 for others. To register or for more information, call 850-3740.

The Spokane Pharmacy Association will hold an awards banquet and lecture Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 6 p.m. at the Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. Sue Merk, of OneHealthPort Inc., will speak. The cost is $15 for members and $35 for others, and includes dinner. To register or for more information, go to www.spokanepharmacy.org.

The Northwest Independent Film & Video Entertainment Society will hold a free November meeting Thursday, Nov. 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Seasons of Coeur d'Alene, 209 Lakeside, in Coeur d'Alene. Megan Schuyler Kennedy, of North by Northwest, will speak. To register or for more information, email tdawnrichard@gmail.com.

Marketing Associates of Spokane will hold its November meeting Thursday, Nov. 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Matt Miller, of the Mead School District, will speak. The cost is $20 for members, $30 for others, and includes lunch. To register by Nov. 7, go to www.maspokane.org. For more information, call 747-2179 or email lisab@lseng.com.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a venture capital and retirement planning luncheon Thursday, Nov. 10, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. Tom Simpson, of the Spokane Angel Alliance, and David Scott, of Metlife, will speak. The cost is $40. To register or for more information, call 321-3613.

Ag. Water & Power Users of Eastern Washington will hold a meeting and dinner Thursday, Nov. 10, at 5 p.m. at the Moses Lake Golf & Country Club, 1373 Rd F.2 NE, in Moses Lake. Reagan Dunn, a candidate for Washington state attorney general, will speak. To register or for more information, call 426-4597.

The Greater Hillyard Business Association will hold a Connect with the Elect event Thursday, Nov. 10, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council, 6116 N. Market. The cost is $15 for members, $20 for others, and includes dinner. To register or for more information, call 487-5227.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold its 14th annual economic forecast event Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. John W. Mitchell, of M&H Economic Consultants, and Grant Forsyth, of Eastern Washington University, will speak. The cost is $35 before Nov. 7 and $50 after that date. To register or for more information, call 624-1393.

Greater Spokane Incorporated's BIZStreet will hold a Strategic Alliances and the Coolest Conversation You'll Have with a Competitor program Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at 801 W. Riverside. Dale Fruit, of Wilbert Precast Inc., will speak. The cost is $15 for members and $30 for others. To register or for more information, call 624-1393.

Leadership Spokane and Paine Hamblen LLP will host a Fall 2011 Executive Welcome event on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. For more information, call 321-3627 or go to www.leadershipspokane.org.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold an estate tax planning update luncheon Thursday, Nov. 17, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. John Bjorkman, of LarsonAllen LLP, will speak. The cost is $40. To register or for more information, call 321-3613.


Workshops & Seminars

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free introduction to government contracting seminar Thursday, Nov. 10, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at 801 W. Riverside. For more information, call 321-3651.

ActionCOACH will hold a two-day BusinessRICH workshop Friday, Nov. 11, from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 12, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 5813 E. Fourth, in Spokane Valley. To register or for more information, call 455-5053 or go to www.actioncoachspokane.com.

The Inland Northwest chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, in Spokane, will hold a Vital Smarts: Change Anything the New Science Behind Personal Success workshop Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 11:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. To register or for more information, go to www.astdinw.org.

The Washington/Spokane Small Business Development Center will hold a Starting Your Own Business seminar Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. The cost is $36. To register, go to www.wsbdc.org/training-calendar. For more information, call 358-7890.

Avista Corp. will hold a Powering Our Future: How do we meet your energy needs reliably and responsibly, while integrating renewable power? workshop Thursday, Nov. 17, from 4 to 8 p.m. at CenterPlace at Mirabeau Point Park, 2426 N. Discovery Place. Jim Yost, of the Idaho Council and Northwest Power and Conservation Council; Rick Sterling, of Idaho Public Utilities Commission; and Avista Corp. employees Dick Storro, Bob Lafferty, and Kevin Christie, will speak. To register, go to http://poweringourfuture.eventbrite.com. For more information, call 495-2874 or email brandi.smith@avistacorp.com.