Craig L. Fuller, president and chief executive of the 412,000- member Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and U.S. Sen. Mark Udall will meet with pilots at 10 a.m. today at Centennial Airport. Fuller will urge pilots to become more engaged in making federal, state and local leaders aware of the benefits of general aviation. For more information, visit .
Park Meadows flips flapjacks
Park Meadows will celebrate its 14th birthday today with its annual pancake breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. in the shopping center’s dining hall. For information, go to the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce’s website, .
STARTING THE WEEK
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INDEX close last week
Dow Jones 10,150.65 -0.6
Nasdaq 2,153.63 -1.2
S&P 500 1,064.59 -0.7
THIS WEEK’S MOVERS
Today
•Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for July.
Tuesday
•Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for August.
•Federal Reserve releases minutes from interest-rate meeting.
•Standard & Poor’s releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for June and the second quarter.
Wednesday
•Automakers release vehicle sales for August.
•Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for August.
•Commerce Department releases construction spending for July.
•Christina Romer, the outgoing head of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers, speaks at the National Press Club.
Thursday
•Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims.
•Labor Department releases second- quarter productivity.
•National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for July.
•Commerce Department releases factory orders for July.
•Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates.
•Major retailers release sales data for August.
Friday
•Labor Department releases employment data for August.
•Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for August.
Business on a shoestring budget
The secrets of growing your business on a shoestring budget will be the topic of a Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce workshop, 6 p.m. Wednesday at 1445 Market St. Chuck Hahn, a consultant with the Small Business Development Center, will make the presentation. For information, visit .
Researchers gather in Denver
Major conferences this week include the National Prevention Network, 23rd annual NPN Research Conference, Tuesday through Friday, Hyatt Regency Downtown. Information: .
