Meetings & Events

Gonzaga University will hold its 23rd Economics Symposium on Tuesday, April 30, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Gonzaga's McCarthey Athletic Center, 502 E. Boone. David Wessel, economics editor for The Wall Street Journal, will present the discussion, The U.S. Economy and the Budget: Facing a Cliff or a Mountain? The cost is $100 and includes lunch. To register go to bit.ly/brHDXd.

The West Plains Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly membership breakfast on Thursday, May 2, from 7 to 8:30 a.m., at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Building, 1956 Ambassador Way. Robin Toth, vice president of business development at Greater Spokane Incorporated, will discuss a proposed port district for Spokane. To register and for information, call 747-8480, or email community@westplainschamber.org.

Visit Spokane will hold its 14th Annual Inland Northwest Tourism Awards on Thursday, May 2, at 3 p.m., at Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. The cost is $25 for members and $35 for others. RSVP to visitspokane.com/tourismawards. For information call 742-9382.

The Spokane Regional Marketing and Communications Association will hold When Good Projects Go Bad: A Candid Conversation with Klundt | Hosmer on Friday, May 3, from 7 to 9 a.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. The cost is $20 for members, $30 for others, $5 for student members, and $15 for students, and includes breakfast. For information, go to spokanemarcom.org/events.

The Spokane chapter of the Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance will hold its general meeting on Thursday, May 9, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. The topic for discussion will be What TARP Was Meant To Be and What Happened, led by Tom Colisimo, CFO of Embassy Management LLC, of Spokane. The cost is $15 for students, $22 for members, and $27 for others. To register, email reservations@aswa4.org.

The Association of Washington Business will hold its Spring Meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 7 and 8, at the Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. The focus will be environmental and energy issues. Jim Hanna, director of environmental impact for Starbucks Coffee Co., will be the keynote speaker for the Environmental Awards luncheon on May 7. The board meeting is free, the breakfast is $50, the lunch is $60, and dinner reception is $100. Register at awb.org.

Marketing Associates of Spokane will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, May 9, at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Chris Cargill, Eastern Washington director for Washington Policy Center, will give an overview of the Washington state budget process, provide details on the status of the 2013-15 capital budget, and speak about the capital projects slated for funding in this region. The cost is $20 for members, $30 for others, and includes lunch. To RSVP by Monday, May 6, go to maspokane.org. For information, call Taryn Erickson at 208-676-8001 or email terickson@trindera.com.

Junior Achievement of the Inland Northwest will hold its Business Hall of Fame dinner, ceremony, and silent auction on Thursday, May 9, in the Grand Pennington Ballroom at the Davenport Hotel, at 10 S. Post, at 5:15 p.m. Tim Welsh and Bill and Judy Williams are the 2013 Honored Laureates. The cost is $150. For information and to RSVP, call 624-7114 or email janetb@jaspokane.org.

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold a Good Morning Greater Spokane-Economic Update on Friday, May 10, at 7 a.m., at the Red Lion at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. Steve Scranton, chief information officer for Washington Trust Bank, will speak. The cost is $25 for members and $55 for others until May 8, and $30 for members and $55 thereafter. For information and to register, go to greaterspokane.org.

Workshops & Seminars

Tincan, the nonprofit organization that uses information technology and interactive media for education and community development, will offer the following free technology training workshops: Photoshop 101, Monday, April 29, from 11 a.m. to noon, and Basic Video: Exporting & Uploading, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Painting with Gimp, Tuesday, April 30, from 4 to 5 p.m.; and Etsy, Tuesday, April 30, from 3 to 4 p.m. Workshops will be held at 1317 W. Second. For information and to register, go to www.tincan .org.

The Washington State Small Business Development Center will hold a Plan to Finish Well: An Overview of the Succession Process workshop on Tuesday, April 30, from 8 to 10 a.m. The cost for each workshop is $40 for up to three people from the same company. To RSVP and for information, email cdoyl@wsu.edu or call 358-7890.

Unleashed Online Media will hold a Maximize Results with Search Advertising workshop on Tuesday, April 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. Chris Reilly, founder and CEO of Unleashed Online Media, will be discussing how to get the best results from Google and Bing search advertising. The cost is $25 and includes lunch. For information and to register, go to unleashed-online.com, or email felicia@unleashed-online.com.

SCORE will hold a How to Start a New Business workshop on Wednesday, May 1; a How to Write a Business Plan workshop on Wednesday, May 8; and a Small Business Marketing and Sales workshop on Wednesday, May 15. The workshops will be from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. The cost for each is $40 pre-registered, $50 at the door, and $15 for an additional person from the same company. To register and for information, call SCORE at 353-2821 or go to ScoreSpokane.org.

Greater Spokane Incorporated's BizStreet program and Numerica Credit Union will hold a Knock Out Your Competition: Get Found Online workshop on Wednesday, May 1, from 2:45 to 4:30 p.m., at 801 W. Riverside. Lisa Gerber, of Big Leap Creative Integrated Communications, will teach. The cost is $20 for members and $35 for others. To register and for information, go to greaterspokane.org or call 321-3630. GSI and the Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center will hold a free Introduction to Government Contracting workshop on Thursday, May 2, from 8 to 11 a.m. at 801 W. Riverside, Ste. 100. For information, go to greaterspokane.org or call 321-3651.

Associated Industries will hold a Designing Performance Management Systems workshop on Thursday, May 9, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, at Associated Industries, 1206 N. Lincoln. The cost is $85 for members and $140 for others. To register or for information, call 326-6885 or go to aiin.com.

Visit Spokane will hold a Spokane Regional Tourism Ambassador class on Monday, May. 20, from 1 to 5 p.m., at the Hampton Inn, 2010 S. Assembly. The cost is $25. For information and to register by May 13, email gmaurocampbell@visitspokane.com or call 744-3340.

Conferences & Shows

Greater Spokane Incorporated will hold the 2013 Manufacturing Expo: Building Business. Building Careers, on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 14 and 15, at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana. The expo brings together manufacturers and suppliers from Washington and Idaho. Bill Hickey, president of Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp., in Chicago, and Michael Senske, president and CEO of Pearson Packaging Systems, of Spokane, will be the keynote speakers for the dinner and reception on May 14, from 5 to 8 p.m., at CenterPlace Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place, in Spokane Valley. The expo is free to attend, and the dinner is $50. For information and to register, go to greaterspokane.org.