Business Notebook

Herald staff

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries will present an overview of Washington’s workplace ergonomics rules 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the agency’s Everett office, 729 100th St. SE. The session is free. To reserve a seat, call 800-574-2829.

Everett Community College’s continuing education program plans a series of campus personal finance seminars. They include: “Debt-free and Prosperous Living” from 6-9 p.m., costing $39 a person, or $59 for a couple; “Basic Estate Planning” 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, $25 for a couple; “Play All The Way!” a retirement seminar, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, $25 (lunch not provided); and “Smart Women Finish Rich,” from 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 10, $25 a person. To register for any of them, call the continuing education office at 425-388-9214, or mail a tuition check and your personal information to Everett Community College Continuing Education, 2000 Tower St., Everett, WA 98201, or stop by the college registration office.

The International Association of Administrative Professionals’ Everett chapter will have a membership reception from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday in the Snohomish County PUD Building, 2320 California St., in Everett. RSVPs are requested. Call Susan Ritchie at 425-487-7112 on Monday.

A military-friendly job fair will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the President’s Hall at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds north of Bremerton. No preregistration is required. Call 703-690-6826.

“Getting What You’re Worth: Negotiating Compensation” is the theme of a seminar set for 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Best Western Executive Inn, 200 Taylor Ave. N. in Seattle. It is sponsored by the Puget Sound chapter of the Association for Women in Computing. It costs $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers, including dinner. The registration deadline is Oct. 12. Details are available by calling 206-781-7315.

The Greater Marysville Chamber of Commerce’s Election 2000 forum series continues. Candidates in the 39th District House of Representatives races and 10th District Representative Position 2 race are scheduled to speak Oct. 13; Second Congressional District candidates are set to speak Oct. 20 and 38th District House of Representatives candidates and 10th District Representative Position 1 candidates will speak Oct. 27. All forums start at 7 a.m. at The Tulalip Casino. Registration is $10 in advance and $13 at the door, which includes breakfast. To register, call 360-659-7700.

The accounting firm of Toyer &Associates will conduct a class on QuickBooks software from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 14 in the community room at Cascade Bank, 2828 Colby Ave., Everett. The cost is $119. To register, call 425-258-3432, or e-mail

debbie@toyercpa.com.

P.A.T.H.S. Adult Daycare has opened at 23321 Friar Creek Road in Monroe. The business offers an alternative for families of people who have Alzheimer’s or dementia, besides placing them in a nursing home. It is run by Mariam Zinn, who has worked as a registered nursing assistant, emergency medical technician, medical assistant and social service worker in several settings.

Roy Robinson Chevrolet of Marysville has received a 2000 Circle of Excellence Award from Winnebago Industries Inc. The award recognizes performance in sales, marketing and customer service.

The Association of Washington Business has assembled a record of how Washington legislators voted on issues important to businesses during the 1999-2000 biennium. The information is available from the association’s Web site, www.awb.org.