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Business Calendar - March 28, 2008

WEDNESDAY

East Stroudsburg University's Center for Research and Economic Development, in collaboration with the Pocono Mountains Keystone Innovation Zone, will host How to Start a Business from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Reception Center, second floor of the University Center, Normal St., East Stroudsburg. Cost: $10. Register: Brad Klein, 570-422-7920.

Penn State Cooperative Extension of Northampton County meeting, Estate Planning, 6:30-9 p.m., March 26 Star Grange, Route 512, Moore Township, Pre-registration is recommended. Free. Info: Northampton County Extension Office or 610-746-1970, extension 0 or 2 or dls37@psu.edu.

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Business Events for the Coming Week

Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative):

MONDAY, March 24

WASHINGTON -- National Association of Realtors reports on existing home sales for February, 10 a.m.; Treasury bill auction.

NEW YORK -- Tiffany & Co. releases fourth-quarter financial results.

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreen Co. releases second-quarter financial results.

TUESDAY, March 25

NEW YORK -- The S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices is released, 9 a.m.; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index, 10 a.m.

SAN DIEGO -- SAIC Inc. releases fourth-quarter financial results.

WEDNESDAY, March 26

WASHINGTON -- Commerce Department reports on durable goods orders for February, 8:30 a.m., new home sales for February, 10 a.m. more

Up North businesses sad to say good-bye to snowy winter

TAWAS CITY - Today's official start to spring no doubt spells relief for a winter-weary Bay area.

But folks won't find some Northeast Michigan businesses begrudging the long winter. The extra 2-3 feet of snow that pounded the region is cause for celebration.

''We were packed to capacity consistently, all winter,'' says Trish Kocow, who works at Oasis Food & Spirits in Alcona County's Glennie. ''We haven't had snow like this since the good old days of winter. It just never let up.''

Oasis serves homemade soups and pizzas to snowmobilers stopping along the trail-rich Huron National Forest. Kocow says the steady stream dwindled just this week, after Monday's freezing rain.

''Even on those really frigid weekends, they still came,'' she adds. more

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