Bidding & Estimating Seminar
FEB. 8 & 9—The Allegheny County Penn State Extension office will host an Estimating and Bidding class for landscape contractors at the Energy Innovation Center, Suite A, 1435 Bedford Ave. in the Hill District. Participants will work through a spreadsheet using real-world examples to figure overhead costs of a landscape installation business, and will receive an electronic copy to adapt and use it for their own business. The class will also work together to create a bid for a small residential hardscape and plant installation job in detail, using the overhead costs determined on the first day of the class. The cost to attend this class is $200. Pre-registration and payment is required by Feb. 7. To register go to: https://extension.psu.edu/plants/green-industry. For more information, call 412-482-3454.
Consumer Trends Presentation
FEB. 15—The African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pa will host “Toss out the Rulebook Top Consumer Trends for 2017,” a presentation by Campos Research Strategy Vice President Alice Greene, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Grant Room, 9th floor, Koppers Building, 436 Seventh Ave. Learn how trends will affect the marketplace and how brands and businesses can respond. Cost $25 for non-members, $10 for members. Call 412-392-0610.
Women Engineers Career Conference
FEB. 17 through 19—The Society of Women Engineers will host its annual conference and career fair a the Omni William Penn Hotel. WE is one of the most sought-after events for women engineers and college students pursuing STEM, and the new, localized version provides Pittsburgh engineers an opportunity for furthering education, professional development and networking. The event will feature inspirational speakers from Intel, the Pittsburgh technology Council, The University of Pittsburgh and IQ, Inc. For more information about WE Local Pittsburgh and to register, visit https://welocal.swe.
org/pittsburgh/. For media inquiries and to request a complimentary media registration, contact Jennifer Jaacks at jjaacks@davidjamesgroup.com.
Business Energy Efficiency Grants
THROUGH APRIL 15—The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has to $1,000,000 of grant funding available in the 13th year of the Commonwealth’s Small Business Advantage Grant Program for small businesses that adopt or acquire equipment or processes that promote pollution prevention and/or energy efficiency projects. Applicants must be a for-profit corporation, limited liability corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity with 100 or fewer full-time employees. Businesses can apply for 50 percent matching funds of up to $9,500 to adopt or acquire energy-efficient or pollution-prevention equipment or procedures. Funding is eligible for those costs incurred between July 25, 2016 and June 30, 2017. For more information, contact the Small Business Ombudsman’s Office at 717-772-5160.
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