Posted: Monday, August 25, 2008 12:00 am
Business calendar published Aug. 25, 2008:
Sept. 8 - Corvallis City Club, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 114 S.W. Eighth St. Cost: free for City Club members, $5 for nonmembers, first-time attendees free, $10 for optional buffet lunch (reserve this by Sept. 6). Political analyst and professor Bill Lunch will speak about choices before Oregon voters. Registration: www.cbchambercoalition.com.
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Sept. 10-11 - The Small Business Development Center at Linn-Benton Community College offers Construction Accounting for CPAs and other Accounting Professionals, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., LBCC Albany campus. CPE credit is 14 hours. Participants receive printed and electronic samples of numerous tax schedules. Laptop computer and/or memory stick suggested. Cost: $295. Reservations: 541-917-4923. Information: www.linnbenton.edu/go/sbdc and www.bizcenter.org
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Sept. 24 - Women in Business monthly luncheon, noon to 2 p.m., Trysting Tree Golf Club, 34028 N.E. Electric Road. Topic: Victoria Martinez, president of AnOvation Group LLC, presents "Living and Working in Alignment," a discussion on realizing goals within an organization, as an entrepreneur or personally. By Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition. Free to chamber members, $5 for nonmembers. Register by Sept. 22 for optional catered buffet lunch for additional $10. Register at www.cbchambercoalition.com.
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Sept. 27 - SHRM Learning System Course, for human resource professionals preparing to take the PHR/SPHR certification exam, at Linn-Benton Community College, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays on Sept. 27-28, Oct. 18-19, and Nov. 15-16 at LBCC's Business building, room B-101, 6500 Pacific Blvd. S.W., Albany. Cost for the three-credit course including books and materials is $1,295. For the noncredit course the cost is $1,100. Cost for the refresher course for LBCC alumni is $99. Held in cooperation with the Society for Human Resource Management. Registration: LBCC's Business and Employer Services, 541-917-4923. For disability accommodations, call 541-917-4789 or TDD through the Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service at 800-735-2900.
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Sept. 30 - The Small Business Development Center at Linn-Benton Community College begins the Oregon Real Estate Brokers Licensing Education on the LBCC Albany campus, College Center Building, room CC-213, for 15 sessions ending Dec. 11. All classes meet from 6 to10 p.m., including some Thursday evening sessions. Cost is $595. This course is also open to those who want to learn more about real estate financing and not necessarily become a career professional. Registration: 541-917-4923.
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Oct. 3 - "Where It's @ Beaver Community Fair," noon to 5 p.m., OSU Memorial Quad. Vendor fair that introduces businesses and OSU organizations to the OSU community. Early bird special until Sept. 12. Information: 541-757-1505 ext. 6 or www.cbchambercoalition.com.
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Oct. 17 - ODA pesticide applicator exam prep course. In English two Fridays, Oct. 17 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Oct. 24 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the LBCC Willamette Room, room CC-210, College Center, 6500 Pacific Blvd. S.W., Albany. The same course will be presented in Spanish on Nov. 14 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Nov. 21 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Alsea Room, room CC-203, on the LBCC campus. Cost: $80 and includes all materials. Upon completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate of completion. The ODA pesticide applicators exam is optional and should be arranged with ODA. Registration: 541-917-4923.