Monday: The Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association Improving Motivation in Your Workforce training, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, at the Top of the 80s, Hazleton; $155 for members, $310 for nonmembers. Those who complete course are approved for six HRCI credits. For details, call the office at 622-0992 or email crobbins@maea.biz.
Tuesday: Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association internal investigation training, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Top of the 80s, Hazleton. Cost of the training is $100 for members and $200 for nonmembers. Those who complete the course are approved for three HRCI credits. For details or to sign up, call the office at 622-0992 or email crobbins@maea.biz. - Pike County Chamber Annual installation breakfast and general membership meeting, ceremony and breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. at Mount Haven Restaurant in Milford. Open to public; $17 for chamber members, $20 for nonmembers. Reservations required, 296-8700 or info@pikechamber.com. - Louis Maslow STEM School at Wyoming Seminary, "Cutting-edge Cancer Research" lecture, 7 p.m., Buckingham Performing Arts Center, North Sprague Avenue, Kingston. Researchers and faculty members from the Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, will discuss emerging trends and research in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Free, open to public. For details, contact rbartron@wyomingseminary.org.
Tuesday and Thursday: United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania in partnership with PNC Bank Homebuyers' Club, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Four-course program will take place today, Thursday, Jan. 29 and Jan. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. at UNC's Community Services Building, 410 Olive St., Scranton. Free and open to the public. Registration required, 343-8835.
Wednesday: U.S. Small Business Administration online seminar on SBA's Community Advantage Pilot Loan and Microloan programs, 1 p.m. Geared toward nonprofit financial intermediaries that want to learn more about how to employ these programs to provide financing and technical assistance to small businesses in Native American communities. Online seminar is open only to lenders. Call 888-858-2144, enter access code 5962990 and press the # key; or login at connectmeeting.att.com, enter meeting number 1-888-858-2144 and access code 5962990 and follow instructions.
Thursday: Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association HR Roundtable from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Pottsville Club. Presentation on "Demystifying Noncompete Agreements (Part I); and What Union and Non-Union Employers Should Know About Recent NLRB Rulings on Social Media and Other Personnel Policies." Cost to register, which includes lunch, is $37 for members and $74 for nonmembers. To register, contact Darlene J. Robbins at drobbins@maea.biz, or call the MAEA office at 622-0992. - Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association brand new Access (2007/2010 version) I, II and III trainings, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Pottsville office. On Feb. 21, the Access II Training (Intermediate) will take place and the third and final Access Training (Mastering) will take place on March 21. Cost of each access training is $100 for members (per participant) and $200 for nonmembers. For details, contact 622-0992 or email crobbins@maea.biz.
Friday: Energy Star online seminar "Lunch and Learn" hosted by Benco Dental, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m, Centerpoint Commerce and Trade Park, Pittston. Live online seminar from the EPA about the Commercial Building Energy Star Rating Program. Cost is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Payment accepted at the door in the form of cash or check. To register, contact Jan Russell at the Greenspring Institute at 215-703-8573 or Barry Hendrickson at Benco Dental at 602-6835.
Saturday: Northeastern Pennsylvania Maple Syrup Producer's Association annual meeting and dinner, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Bethany Methodist Church Hall, Route 670. Presentation by Bob Molinaro, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture food sanitarian/food inspector, from the Northeast Region Office in Tunkhannock, will begin at 10 a.m. Cost is $9 per person. Dinner reservations are required by contacting the Wayne County Cooperative Extension Office at 253-5970, ext. 4110, or wayneext@psu.edu. Reservation deadline is Tuesday.
Jan. 30: Winter Networking Mixer by Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce and Timber Ridge Health Care Center from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the center, 1555 East End Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre. Event is free to chamber members only with a business card. Reservations are required on or before Friday by contacting Angi Coscia at 823-2101, ext. 149, or angi@wilkes-barre.org.
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