More than 200 employers and advocacy groups will participate in the U.S. Department of Labor’s informational and outreach forum on Wednesday to learn more about wages, health benefits, job safety, affirmative action and veterans’ re-employment rights. The free event will be from 8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Red Rocks Community College’s Lakewood campus at 13300 W. Sixth Ave. For information, contact Marina Lucero at lucero. marina@dol.gov or 720-264-3200.
Real estate breakfast slated
The South Metro Economic Development Group will present its 15th annual real estate breakfast at 7 a.m. Thursday at the DTC Marriott, 4900 S. Syracuse St. Jay Rollins, principal of JCR Capital, will serve as the moderator. Panelists include: Ray Pittman, president, Landmark Property Group; Joshua Widoff, managing director, Black Creek Group; and Patricia Gage, senior vice president of real estate lending, Colorado Business Bank. For information, contact Taren Shuck at tshuck@bestchamber.com or 303-795-0142.
STARTING THE WEEK
Fri. % chg. for
INDEX close last week
Dow Jones 10,136.63 -0.56
Nasdaq 2,257.04 +1.26
S&P 500 1,089.41 +0.16
THIS WEEK’S MOVERS
Today
•Markets closed for Memorial Day.
Tuesday
•Commerce Department releases construction spending for April.
•The Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for May.
Wednesday
•National Association of Realtors releases pending-home-sales index for April.
Thursday
•Labor Department releases first-quarter productivity.
•Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims.
•Commerce Department releases factory orders for April.
•Institute for Supply Management releases its service-sector index for May.
•Retailers report sales results for May.
Friday
•Labor Department releases employment data for May.
Supplier council to host workshop
The Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council will host a professional development workshop from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Denver Water, 1600 W. 12th Ave. RSVP by Tuesday to info@rmmsdc.org. For information, call Belinda Hooks at 303-623-3037.
Chamber offers networking event
The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s networking event, Business Before and After Hours, will take place Thursday at the Denver/Cherry Creek Hilton Garden Inn. Business Before Hours is from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Business After Hours is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event is open to Chamber-member employees only and is free.
