Wednesday
Annual meeting and luncheon of the Greater Kalkaska Area Chamber of Commerce, speaker is Doug Deck, president and CEO of Munson Healthcare; 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Gio's Trattoria Grille in Kalkaska; register through the chamber office at (231) 258-9103.
Business After Hours for the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Mt. Holiday Ski Resort; admission free for chamber members and $15 for non-members.
Value-added agriculture workshop, part of the Michigan Land Use Institute's Get Farming! program, 3-5 p.m. at Food for Thought, 10704 Oviatt Road, Honor. Free workshop; pre-register by calling (231) 941-6584; for details visit www.localdifference.org/getfarming.
Community Drainfield Systems, with Scott Jozwiak, of Jozwiak Consulting, 6 p.m. at the VFW in Lake Leelanau, 7475 E. Duck Lake Road; register at Team Elmer's Web site at www.teamelmers.com or call 1-800-3-Elmers.
Thursday
Traverse Bay EDC's annual meeting, at the Hagerty Center from 3:30 to 5 p.m., followed by a reception from 5 to 6 p.m.; speaker is Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson; pre-registration is required by calling Kelly Walter at (231) 995-7105 or at www.tcchamber.org.
Talk Stock Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Horizon Books, 243 E. Front St., Traverse City; BetterInvesting chapter directors Ken and Natalie Kavulato discuss stock investment ideas; free and open to the public with details available at 943-9040.
Northern Michigan Chapter of IAAP meeting, 6 p.m. at the Grand Traverse County Road Commission, 1881 LaFranier Road, Traverse City. Open to members and non-members. Register with Wendy Gauthier at (231) 946-1722 or wgauthier@dgncpa.com.
Boyne Area Chamber hosts Business After Hours, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Schraw & Associates law office at 116 Water St., Boyne City.
Benzie County Chamber hosts Business After Hours, 5-7 p.m. at Dinghy's Restaurant & Bar in Frankfort.
NorthSky Nonprofit Network workshop The Balanced Scorecard, noon-1:30 p.m., NMC University Center, room 5. Bring lunch; $10 fee. Register online via www.northskynonprofitnetwork.org or call (231) 929-3934.
Elk Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce hosts Business After Hours, from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Town Club, 133 River St. in Elk Rapids.
Saturday
Community Ties to Entrepreneurship Forum, Hagerty Center in Traverse City; 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. discussing online entrepreneurship and careers for local youth in the information economy; registration deadline is March 13; information available at http://communityties.us/traverse.
Monday
Brownfield Tools and Incentives Open House, Leelanau County Government Center; starts at 7 p.m. Aimed at brownfield authorities, land bank authorities, planning commissions, township boards and village councils, economic development groups and the general public; free program with registration available through the Leelanau County Planning & Community Development at (231) 256-9812.
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