Planners Will Look Ahead To Next Century’s Economy

Economic development planners hope to attract at least 150 “stakeholders” this week to help shape a five-year plan for Spokane’s economy.

The New Century plan will begin to take shape 8:30 a.m. Saturday at a Stakeholder Summit in the student center of Spokane Community College.

The New Century steering committee is looking for 150 Spokane area residents to identify the 10 most important issues facing the region. From this list, the New Century Plan will be drafted and provided to the public for additional input.

Henry Luke, a Jacksonville, Fla., consultant who has helped more than 40 communities nationwide create economic plans, will oversee the three-hour summit.

In other events this week:

Today

Mike Kreidler, member of the Northwest Power Planning Council and the Comprehensive Review of the Northwest Energy System, leads a public discussion at 6:30 p.m. at the Spokane Public Library downtown.

Iowa holds presidential caucuses.

Tuesday

Jim Barksdale, president of Netscape Communications Corp., and Scott McNealy, chief executive officer of Sun Microsystems Inc., speak at Online Advantage ‘96, a two-day conference at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash. Tickets begin at $425. Call the Washington Software Association at 206-889-8880.

Washington State University and Whitman County Cattlemen’s Association hold a cattle feeding management seminar at 10 a.m. in Lacrosse, Wash. Call Randy Baldree, 509-397-6290.

ISO 9000 “Internal Auditing” seminar begins at 8 a.m. at the Training and Education Coordinating Center, 3939 N. Freya. Cost: $150. Call 533-4700 or 533-4725.

U.S. Department of Labor releases employment cost index for December.

Wednesday

Pacific Northwest Warehouseman’s Conference opens at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, continuing through Friday.

Thursday

The Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours begins at 5:15 p.m. in the Training and Education Coordinating Center, 3939 N. Freya. Cost: $5.

Spokane Mayor Jack Geraghty speaks at noon to the Spokane Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America in the Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside. Call Teresa Stuckle at 325-6063.

Washington Potato & Onion Shippers Association annual meeting opens at 10 a.m. in the Hallmark Inn of Moses Lake.

Consumer Credit Counseling of Spokane holds “A Penny Saved” workshop at 6 p.m. at 1912 N. Division. Cost: $10. Call 509-327-3777 or 1-800-892-6854.

Inland Northwest Trade Council luncheon at the Red Lion Inn in the Valley.

Commerce Department releases November and December factory orders and third-quarter state personal income.

Friday

Agriculture Business Day ‘96 celebrated at state capital in Olympia.

Commerce Department releases November and December construction spending and November business sales and inventories.

, DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Graphic: Measuring the Economy

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