The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce will not hold its Make It Monday membership this week due to the President's Day holiday. The chamber offices will be closed Feb. 16.
The Greater Soldotna Chamber of Commerce holds its weekly luncheon meeting at noon Feb. 17 at the Riverside House, 44611 Sterling Highway. The program features a presentation regarding the Kenai Peninsula School District. The cost is $10. Call 907-262-9814.
The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce holds its General Membership Luncheon at noon Feb. 17 at the Westmark Gold Room, 813 Noble Street. The scheduled speaker is Joe Griffith, president of the board of directors of Commonwealth North. The business spotlight is on Joel's Place. Cost is $15. Call 907-452-1105.
The Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce holds its weekly Must Be Tuesday luncheon Feb. 3 at the Mat-Su Resort, 1850 Bogard Rd. The program speaker is Pete Leathard, Alaska State Chamber chair and president of Veco Corp., in Anchorage. His topic is "Alaska's Fiscal Crisis." The business spotlight is on Alaska Attachment & Bonding Association presented by Eleanor Oakley and Bernie Janzen, chief executive officer. Scheduled greeter is Kitty Benson of the Iditarod Elementary School. Cost is $3 for chamber members and $5 for non-members and optional lunch varies upon choice. For more information, call the chamber offices at 907-376-1299.
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The Rotary Clubs of Anchorage present the "Pillars of America" series Feb. 17 at 11:30 a.m. at the Egan Center in downtown Anchorage. The series is aimed at introducing youth to successful American adults. Speaker Michael Janke discusess, "The Business Secrets of the Navy Seals." Lunch included in the ticket price. For cost and registration, call Megan Sumner at 907-261-8612.
The University of Alaska Small Business Development Center holds a workshop on "Emergency Planning 101" on Feb. 17 from 1-2 p.m. at the Ann Stevens Bluilding at the American Red Cross, 235 E. 8th Ave., in Anchorage. The free workshop covers writing an effective emergency plan and preparedness training. Seating is limited. Register by calling 907-274-7232 or e-mail at anjma@uaa.alaska.edu.
The Foraker Group offers a training seminar Feb. 17 from 1-5 p.m. at the Ilisagvik College Dr. Albert Conference Hall in Barrow. The seminar is "Nonprofit Human Resources: Employees Retention and Alaska's Wage and Hour Law." Presenter is Todd Allen of Todd Y. Allen Associates of Anchorage. Allen has more than 25 years experience in administration of human resources programs. Cost is $40 for Foraker partner agencies and $60 for non-partner agencies. To register, visit www.forakergroup.org or call Karma Tomlinson at 907-743-1200 or toll free at 1-877-834-5003
The Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce holds its weekly meeting at noon Feb. 18 at Dockside Diner, 1287 Tongass Avenue. The program speaker is Bruce Borup, chief executive officer of the Cape Fox Corporation. He will discuss development plans for the old Ben Franklin building renovation. Cost of the luncheon is $12 for chamber members and $14 for nonmembers. Call 907-225-3184.
The Greater Palmer Chamber of Commerce holds its weekly membership luncheon at noon Feb. 18 at the Palmer Moose Lodge, 1136 South Cobb Street. The scheduled speaker is Tom Irwin, commissioner of the state department of natural resources. The business spotlight is presented by Cora Moses of the Musk Ox Farm. Cost is $12 with lunch or $3 without lunch for chamber members. For nonmembers, the cost is $15 for lunch and $5 without lunch. For more information, call 907-745-2880.
The Kenai Chamber of Commerce holds its weekly membership luncheon at noon Feb. 18 at Paradisos Restaurant, 811 Frontage Road The scheduled program is a presentation from the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai. Cost is $10.50. For more information, call 907-283-7989.
The Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce holds its bimonthly membership luncheon Feb. 18 at noon at the North Slope Restaurant, 11501 Old Glenn Hwy. The speaker is Keith Southard, manager of MTAvision. Cost is $12.50 for members, $14 for non-members and $3 for coffee and tea only. Call 694-4702 or go online at www.cer.org to register.
The state Department of Natural Resources holds a workshop regarding coal bed methane development in the Matanuska Valley Feb. 18 from 6-9 p.m. at Teeland Middle School, 2788 N. Seward Meridian in Wasilla. The workshop covers surface impact issues. Call 907-269-8426.
The University of Alaska Anchorage Small Business Development Center holds a workshop, "Marketing Your Business" Feb. 19 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at its offices at 430 W. 7th Ave., Suite 100, in Anchorage. Seating is limited for this free workshop. To register, call 907-274-7232 or e-mail anjma@uaa.alaska.edu.
The University of Alaska Anchorage Small Business Development Center offers a brown bag lunch workshop on business-related safety topics Feb. 19 from 1-2 p.m. at the Ann Stevens Bldg. at the American Red Cross, 235 E. 8th Ave., in Anchorage. Seating limited. Call 907-274-7232 or e-mail at anjma@uaa.alaska.edu to register.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks offers a seminar, "How to Write a Business Plan" Feb. 19 from 6-9 p.m. Cost is $25. For registration and seminar location, call Mirjam at 907-456-7232.
The University of Alaska Small Business Development Center offers a seminar, "QuickBooks Pro" Feb. 20 from 1-4:30 p.m. at the UAA Business Education Bldg., BEB 210, at 3211 Providence Dr., in Anchorage. Seating is limited. Cost is $50. Call 907-456-7232 for registration.
The Alaska Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. presents a training seminar Feb. 20 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the organization's offices at 360 W. Benson Boulevard, Suite 200, in Anchorage. The seminar covers the typical contents of a safety analysis. For more information, call ABC Alaska at 907-565-5600 or go online at www.abcalaska.org.
