Business Calendar AUG. 7

This morning's opening numbers:

TSX11,662.59

Dow13,096.17

Nasdaq2,067.90

Dollar99.81 cents US

This week in business:

Monday -- markets closed for Civic Holiday.

Today -- In Ottawa, Statisics Canada releases building permits for June. In Washington, the U.S. Labor Department releases job openings and labour turnover survey for June.

Wednesday -- In Winnipeg, bus-maker New Flyer Industries reports its second-quarter results, and in Boucherville, Que., home-renovation retailer Rona Inc. holds a second-quarter earnings conference call.

Thursday --In Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases Canadian international merchandise trade for June and the new housing price index for June. In Washington, the U.S. Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, the Commerce Department releases international trade data for June and also wholesale trade inventories for June.

Friday -- In Ottawa, Statistics Canada releases its labour force survey for July, and in Winnipeg, collision-repair-centre operator Boyd Group Income Fund releases its second-quarter results before markets open.

TODAY

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre presents Marketing Essentials - Positioning Your Business for Success 2 Day Power Class DAY 1 with Mark Baxter, Outlook Market Research and Consulting, Ltd., noon-4 p.m., 250-240 Graham Ave. 204-984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019. Free.

WEDNESDAY

Rotary Club of Winnipeg (Downtown) luncheon Proposed Federal Government Changes to Immigration with Hon. Christine Melnick, Manitoba Minister of Immigration and Multiculturalism, 12:10-1:30 p.m., Winnipeg Convention Centre. Information:204-943-1427. Fee: $16.

BNI Accelerators with Irene Lee, IPL Bookkeeping Services, Winnipeg Winter Club, 200 River Ave. 204-918-4550. Free.

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre presents Marketing Essentials - Positioning Your Business for Success 2 Day Power Class DAY 2 with Mark Baxter, Outlook Market Research and Consulting, Ltd., 250-240 Graham Ave. 204-984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019. Free.

THURSDAY

Rotary Club of Winnipeg West meeting with Penny Brookes, owner of Cruise World Inc., 12:15-1:30 p.m., Canad Inn Polo Park. Information: 204-889-2156. Fee: $15.

BNI Elite Chapter presents What a Wedding Planner Really Does with Andrea Mancini, Soiree Event Planning Ltd., noon-1:30 p.m., Winnipeg Winter Club, 200 River Ave. Information: 204-477-5450. Free.

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre information seminar CRA - Payroll with representative, Canada Revenue Agency, 250-240 Graham Ave. 204-984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019. Free.

COMING SOON

Aug. 9: Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba session Welcome to Business, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 100-207 Donald St. Register: 204-988-1860 or www.wecm.ca . Fee: $30.

Aug. 14: Shirley Tillett Associates Inc. workshop 10 Steps to Managing a Successful Event, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Main Floor 160 Hargrave St. Register: 204-339-0075. Fee $367.50.

Aug. 15: Rotary Club of Winnipeg (Downtown) luncheon Rebuilding Relationships between First Nations and Other Canadians with commissioner James Wilson, Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba, 12:10-1:30 p.m., Winnipeg Convention Centre. Information: 204-943-1427. Fee: $16.

Aug. 15: BNI Accelerators presents Custom Mortgage Financing Banks Will Not Do with Geoff Blacklin, Mortgage Architects, Winnipeg Winter Club, 200 River Ave. 204-918-4550. Free.

Aug. 15: Metro Business Club presents Jeff Roukema of Creative Carpets, noon, Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway. Information: René Saurette 204-697-3902. Fee: $22.35.

Aug. 16: Shirley Tillett Associates Inc. workshop Business Cents & Risk Management, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Main Floor 160 Hargrave St. Register: 204-339-0075. Fee $262.50.

Aug. 16: Manitoba Tourism Education Centre presents Handling Difficult Situations, 1534 Gamble Pl. (204) 204-957-7437.

Aug. 21: Shirley Tillett Associates Inc. workshop Fundamentals of Event Planning -- A Guide for the Community Fundraiser, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., main floor 160 Hargrave St. Register: 204-339-0075. Fee $262.50.

Aug. 21: Manitoba Tourism Education Centre presents Building a TEAM Culture, 1534 Gamble Pl. 204-957-7437.

Aug. 22: Manitoba Tourism Education Centre presents FaceBook for Business, 1534 Gamble Pl. 204-957-7437.

Aug. 22: Rotary Club of Winnipeg (Downtown) luncheon Why I Am a Rotarian with Elly Hoogterp-Hurst, 12:10-1:30 p.m., Winnipeg Convention Centre. Information: 204-943-1427. Fee: $16.

Aug. 23: Shirley Tillett Associates Inc. workshop Event Logistics & Professionalism, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., main floor 160 Hargrave St. Register: 204-339-0075. Fee $367.50.

Aug. 23: Manitoba Tourism Education Centre presents Motivating & Giving Positive Feedback, 1534 Gamble Pl. 204-957-7437.

The Free Press welcomes items for the Business Calendar. They should include time, date, location, sponsor and fee and be mailed to Diane Pratt, Free Press, 1355 Mountain Ave., R2X 3B6, fax 204-697-7412, email diane.pratt@freepress.mb.ca (no attachments, please). Deadline is Wednesday.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition August 7, 2012 B7