Clark County business calendar Nov. 23

WEDNESDAY

Free weekly Q&A sessions: Waddell & Reed, Financial Advisors, will offer a question-and-answer meeting about the economy, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 26 at 1220 Main St., Suite 200 Conference Room, Vancouver. Register: Chris Finck, 360-694-1266 or cfinck@wradvisors.com.

UPCOMING

Workplace safety and culture: Conference sponsored by the Department of Consumer & Business Services, Occupational Safety and Health Division, Dec. 2-5 at Jantzen Beach Red Lion Hotel for workers and employers in Oregon’s pulp and paper industry. Vince Lombardi Jr., keynote speaker, will present “Motivation, Commitment and Mental Toughness.” There will be 32 workshops scheduled during the four-day conference. Registration fee is $195 for entire conference; single day is $85 and half-day Friday is $20. Register, www.orosha.org/conferences.

Society of American Military Engineers, Portland Post, 11:30 a.m. Dec. 3 at Kell’s Irish Pub, 112 S.W. Second Ave., Portland. Doug Clark, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, will speak about upcoming projects. Cost, $20 to $30. Reservations required, Larry Greep, lgreep@water.ci.portland.or.us, 503-823-6900.

East Vancouver Business Association will have its tree lighting event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Firstenburg Center, 700 N.E. 136th Ave. Admission is one unwrapped child’s gift for Santa’s Kids.

Landlord Study Hall: Kathryn King, principal broker at KJK Properties, and Scott Forseth, mortgage consultant at Sunset Mortgage, will speak at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at First Baptist Church, 108 W. 27th St., Vancouver. Landlord Study Hall is a free monthly forum for rental property owners to learn more about landlord-tenant law, protecting assets, creating safer neighborhoods, announcing vacancies and networking. Reservations: 503-997-9035, 503-772-8825, kathryn@kjkproperties.com.

Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce hosts the Holiday Charitable Giving Breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m. Dec. 5 at the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay, 100 Columbia St. Admission is $30 members, $50 others. The Chamber will donate $10 of admission cost to nonprofit groups. Register and make donations at www.vancouverusa.com.

The Columbian welcomes submissions about Clark County residents or businesses as well as regional business events. Information must be received by noon Tuesday preceding the intended Sunday publication date. Send to mary.ricks@columbian.com.