Today: Penn State Wilkes-Barre Surveying Engineering Department open house, 1 p.m. To register, visit wb.psu.edu/Admissions/admevents, or contact 675-9238 or wbadmissions@psu.edu.
Monday: Osterhout Free Library program geared to small-business people, second session, from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Bill Corcoran of Corcoran Printing will give tips on how to complete market research to attract the right customers. Call 821-1959 to register.
Tuesday: Cross Valley Federal Credit Union 2013 Seminar Series first session, "Raising A Money Smart Kid," 7 p.m., Kanjorski Community Room, 2nd floor, Cross Valley's Main Office, 640 Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre. Seminars are free and open to the public. For reservations, contact marketing@crossvalleyfcu.org or 823-6836 ext. 1070.
The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce OSHA training, Confined Space/Hot Work Permit Training, 8 a.m. to noon, chamber office, 20 W. Broad St., Hazleton. Cost is $79 per person and $69 for each additional person from same company. For details, hazletonchamber.org or contact Leann Fallabel at 455-1509 or lfallabel@hazletonchamber.org.
Toastmasters International club meeting at 5:15 p.m. at Sundance Vacations, presentation room, 264 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre. All are welcome to attend. For details, visit toastmasters.org or email toastmasterswb@gmail.com
Wednesday: Misericordia University 2013 Back Mountain Chamber, Business & Community Expo and the spring meeting of the Back Mountain Historical Association. The expo will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.; and the Historical Association's presentation is from 7 to 9 p.m. Wyoming Valley's silent motion picture production era will be the focus of the spring meeting of the historical association at Misericordia University in Lemmond Theater at Walsh Hall. Both events are free and open to the public and business community. Businesses can register for limited exhibit space at the expo at BackMountainChamber.org. For details, contact Carol Fahnestock at 674-8036 or cfahnest@misericordia.edu.
The Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association Dynamics of Negotiations Training from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Top of the 80's, Hazleton. Christine Robbins, director of training and development for MAEA, will instruct. Cost is $155 for members and $310 for nonmembers. For details, contact 622-0992 or crobbins@maea.biz.
The Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association seminar, "How To Prepare For an Unemployment Compensation Benefit Appeals" from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Top of the 80's, Hazleton. Cost of the training is $75 for members and $150 for nonmembers. This training is approved for two General HRCI Recertification credits. For details, contact 622-0992 or crobbins@maea.biz.
Saturday: The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, along with the state Department of Transportation, will hold its "Great Pennsylvania Cleanup" campaign, which is a statewide community beautification effort. The campaign is litter cleanup and is not intended for bulk trash removal. To volunteer, contact the chamber at 455-1509 or lfallabel@hazletonchamber.org. Registration forms are available at www.hazletonchamber.org.
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