Business Events
Published 3:15 pm Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Business Expo in Monroe
The Recreation Business Expo, hosted by the Port-to-Pass Partners and the City of Sultan, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 28 at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe. The event is designed to connect manufacturers, retail businesses and government agencies in order to bring more customers and economic expansion to the region. The expo is free but seating is limited.
Call or e-mail event coordinator Ted Jackson at 360-793-1022 or ted.jackson@ci.sultan.wa.us to RSVP.
Sultan Ace Hardware grand opening April 27-29
Sultan Ace Hardware celebrates its grand opening April 27-29. An official ribbon cutting, hosted by the City of Sultan, will take place at 11:30 a.m. April 28. Each day’s festivities begin at 8 a.m. and will include free refreshments, live entertainment, manufacturer’s representatives, master gardeners, kids’ crafts, spin-to-win prizes and more.
More info: Call 360-793-2372.
A day of health and exercise
Stanwood’s Movement Arts Studio will hold a community health day at 10 a.m. April 29. The event features a full day of free classes including, yoga, tai chi, pilates and bellydance. All classes are first-come, first-serve.
More info: Go to movementarts.com or call 360-629-9100.
State financial services summit in Seattle
This year’s Washington State Financial Services Summit is 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. May 1 at the Harbor Club in Seattle. Speakers include the Director of Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Scott Jarvis.
More info: Margo Shiroyama at 425-785-4015 or mshiroyama@comcast.net.
Offer input on fair housing
The Snohomish County Human Services Department is hosting three forums in May to obtain community input on fair housing. The events on May 2 are located at the Stillaguamish Senior Center in Arlington and the Monroe Fire Department in Monroe. The third event is May 3 at the Volunteers of America Learning Center in Lynnwood.
More info: Contact Sue Tracy at sue.tracy@snoco.org or 425-388-3269 or at 7-1-1 for TTY users.
Help review job seekers’ resumes
WorkSource Lynnwood, in partnership with the Snohomish County Human Resources Association and Edmonds Community College, is seeking human resource professionals to volunteer to help review resumes and conduct mock interviews for Snohomish County job seekers at a one-day Workforce Readiness event on May 2.
Interested HR professionals should contact Steve Bean at 206-267-4007 or steve@trubenefits.net
Handbag auction May 3
Whidbey Island Bank is sponsoring a handbag auction and luncheon May 3 at the Mill Creek Country Club to benefit Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County. Cost is $27 per person. They are seeking donations of new or gently used purses.
For information or reservations, call Debra Bordsen at 425-259-2827, ext. 13, or email debra@dvs-snoco.org.
Women’s Expo on Camano May 5
The fourth annual Women’s Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 5 at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Admission is free. More than 50 local businesses will be present. Two options for lunch will be available. Mammograms by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance will be available in a mobile van; call 360-387-0222 for an appointment. Most insurance accepted; sponsorships will be available for the uninsured.
More info: www.camanocenter.org.
Learn about EvCC aviation technician program
An information session about Everett Community College’s Aviation Maintenance Technician School and careers in aviation maintenance is at 2:30 p.m. May 10. The school is one of only about 150 nationwide that train airframe and powerplant mechanics. The monthly information session is required for program admittance.
More info: www.everettcc.edu/aviation or call 425-388-9533.
Free document shredding, cell-phone recycling
Harbour Pointe Retirement Community will hold a free Secure Your ID Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 19 at 10200 Harbour Place with document shredding and cell phone recycling.
This event is co-sponsored by the Better Business Bureau and Acey’s Painting, Mukilteo. The public may drop off up to three grocery bags or boxes of documents to be securely shredded on site (no cardboard or three-ring binders). Cell phones will be safely recycled courtesy of HopeLine and will be wiped of stored data. Acey’s Painting and Harbour Pointe Retirement Community will provide coffee and treats in the north parking lot at 10200 Harbour Place (behind Walgreen’s).
More info: Call 425-493-8555.
Session gives managers HR basics
It’s not just human resources professionals who need to know HR basics — all managers who supervise employees need to know HR management basics. All Things HR of Lynnwood has taken its HR101 course and modified it for general managers, supervisors and leads into a six-hour course covering recruiting and on-boarding of employees, how to manage your employee’s performance, progressive discipline, performance management and steps for termination.
The course will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 10 at Hampton Inn &Suites, 19324 Alderwood Mall Parkway, Lynnwood. Cost is $150 per registrant.
More info: Register at tinyurl.com/HBJathr.
What’s up with the Northwest economy?
Economists will discuss whether the new Pacific Northwest economy is leaner, meaner and greener during the 2012 Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference to take place May 17 and 18 at the Westin Hotel in Seattle.
Topics include the North American economic outlook, implications of rising income disparity on U.S. economic development, cross-border issues concerning coal terminals and pipelines, regional labor markets, Washington and British Columbia ferry financing, the wine industry, the new Census Bureau regional data center at UW, energy and reclamation, road tolling and the housing market.
Key speakers include David Altig of the Federal Reserve Board, Mark Partridge of Ohio State University, Simon Kennedy of Industry Canada, Ron Jarmin of the U.S. Census Bureau and Peter Nelson of Middlebury College, Vermont.
Register at www.pnrec.org.
Energy management expo
The 30th annual West Coast Energy Management Congress &Expo, hosted by Puget Sound Energy and presented by the Association of Energy Engineers, will return to Seattle May 23 and 24.
More info: Megan O’Neil at 770-447-5083, ext. 229, or megan@aeecenter.org.
Coffee and financial advise
Sterling Gurney, a local Edward Jones financial adviser, hosts a coffee club at 10 a.m. every first Thursday of the month at Edward Jones, 602 Second St., Suite C, Snohomish.
More info: Call 360-563-1042.
Machinists poker tournament to benefit guide dogs
Machinists Union Local Lodge 751-C will hold the All In for Guide Dogs Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament from 3 to 7 p.m. June 2 at the Tulalip Resort Casino. Entry forms are available at all union halls operated by Machinists Union District Lodge 751 in the Puget Sound area, including the Everett Hall at 8729 Airport Road. This is the lodge’s first charity poker tournament.
