Flathead Watercooler
OSHA training
The Montana Department of Labor and Industry will hold a free two-day OSHA 10-Hour General Course and a OSHA 10-Hour Construction course.
The courses teach workers how to identify, abate, avoid, and prevent job-related hazards. It will include the rights and responsibilities of the employer and the worker. After training is completed, students will receive a course completion card from OSHA. The card is for employers, workers, and students who want to increase their qualifications to work. Registration is required.
The construction training course is Tuesday, July 12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, July 13 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The training is at the Job Service Kalispell, 427 First Ave E, Kalispell.
The general training is Tuesday, July 26 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, July 27 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The training is at the Job Service Kalispell, 427 First Ave E, Kalispell.
To register visit https://tinyurl.com/2pr9yb6y
Video marketing webinar
The U.S. Small Business Administration is holding a webinar on video marketing strategies that can generate engagement and leads on Tuesday, July 12 from 11 a.m. to noon. The webinar is free. To register, visit https://www.score.org/event/video-marketing-strategies-generate-engagement-and-leads
Bigfork Chamber
The Bigfork Chamber of Commerce will hold its July Sundowner on Thursday, July 14 from 5-6:30 p.m. at The Good Stuff Botanicals, 801 Grand Drive, Bigfork.
Mid-year economic update in Kalispell on July 28
Unemployment is close to a 50-year low while record inflation continues. Gas prices are up 50% year-over-year; rent is up 31%, and food costs are the steepest in 40-plus years. Consumer sentiment (economic indicator that measures how optimistic consumers feel about their finances and the state of the economy) is the lowest since 1952.
In an attempt to slow the economy, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 0.75% - the largest hike since 1994 - with additional hikes anticipated in coming months. Risk exists that if the Federal Reserve overdoes it, slowing the economy too much, they could increase unemployment and unintentionally create a recession.
With so many factors at play including the GDP shrinking at a faster rate than previously estimated; global supply chain issues created by Covid and exacerbated by the Russian-Ukraine war; record inflation and more, is at all doom and gloom on the horizon?
Join the Montana Chamber in Kalispell on July 28 for a Mid-Year Economic Update, featuring Barbara Wagner, Chief Economist – Montana Department of Labor and Industry. Utilizing current data, statistics and trends, Wagner will address inflation, federal deficits and workforce shortages and what consumers and employers can expect in the coming months.
Reserve your spot now before space fills up. Sponsorship of this event is $500 and includes your logo in the program and on the Montana Chamber website, a reserved table for six at the luncheon, and more. Contact Stacye at stacye@montanachamber.com.