Meetings & Events

Marketing Associates of Spokane will hold its monthly meeting luncheon Thursday, Sept. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Chris Cargill, eastern Washington office director for Washington Policy Center, will speak. The cost is $20 for members and $30 for others. To RSVP by Sept. 2, go to www.maspokane.org. For more information, call 747-2179 or email lisab@lseng.com.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a Good Morning Greater Spokane breakfast Friday, Sept. 9, from 7:15 to 9 a.m. at Doubletree Hilton Spokane City Center, 322 N. Spokane Falls, downtown. The cost is $25 for members and $55 for others before Sept. 7. After that, the cost is $30 for members and $55 for others. For more information, call 624-1303 or email nvanni@greaterspokane.org.

The Spokane Estate Planning Council will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 5:15 p.m. in the Spokane Club's Georgian Room, 1102 W. Sprague, downtown. Kristi Mathisen, managing director of tax and financial planning for Laird Norton Tyee, in Seattle, will speak. The cost is free for members and $50 for others. To register or for more information, call 850-3740.

MyBusiness Cents LLC will hold QuickBooks beginner and intermediate training courses Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., respectively, at LaunchPad Inland Northwest, 120 N. Stevens. The cost is $139 for the beginner course, $139 for the intermediate course, and $249 for both courses. To register or for more information, call 389-7000 or email marka@mybusinesscents.com.

The Building Industry Association of Washington will host two Certified Green Professional classes - Green Building for Building Professionals and Business Management for Building Professionals - Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 14-16, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Spokane Home Builders Association, 5813 E. Fourth. Kris Alberti will be the instructor. The cost for the first class is $245 for members and $295 for others. The cost for the second class is $175 for members and $225 for others. The cost for both classes is $400 for members and $450 for others. To register and pay before Sept. 7, call 360-352-7800 or go to www.biaw.com. To pay with credit card, call 1-800-228-4229.

Workshops & Seminars

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a free Introduction to Government Contracting seminar Thursday, Sept. 8, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at 801 W. Riverside, Ste. 100, in Spokane. To register or for more information, call 321-3641 or email lmiller@greaterspokane.org.

Heart of the Matter CCS will hold a Customer/Client/Staff Excellence and Stress seminar Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9-10, from 6 to 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., respectively, at Quality Inn, 110 E. Fourth. The cost is $225. For more information or to register by Aug. 26, call 1-877-448-8222 or go to http://mattersatheart.org/registration.html.

The Association for Operations Management will hold a 10-week Basics of Supply Chain Management class on Thursdays, Sept. 15 through Nov. 17, from 5 to 8 p.m., at West Coast Paper Co., 15321 E. Marietta, in Spokane Valley. John Mackey will be the class instructor. With an additional material management class, the cost is $545 for members and $615 for others. With the participant guide, the cost is $425 for members and $495 for others. To register by Sept. 5, call 747-3344 or email education@nwie-apics.org.