News-Sentinel.com Your Town. Your Voice.
Today's Daily Deal
SUP 101 Lakes
Half-Off Stand Up Paddle Boarding Experience
Today Only
$25
50% off
Local Business Search
Stock Summary
Dow15112.19-206.04
Nasdaq3423.5550
S&P 5001628.93-22.88
AEP44.79-1.11
Comcast40.21-0.18
GE23.98-0.35
ITT Exelis13.06-0.17
LNC35.54-0.33
Navistar29.92-0.74
Raytheon66.90-1.17
SDI14.88-0.1
Verizon50.05-1.5

Business calendar

Monday, June 25, 2012 - 12:01 am

EXTENSION will release Version 3.0 for Acute Care and Ambulatory Healthcare Systems on or around July 1. All existing EXTENSION customers will be upgraded at no cost. Customers running version 2.7 can schedule an upgrade by contacting Information@Ext-Inc.com.

Data Management Webinar will be 1-2 p.m. June 27. Topic will be “SAP Real-Time Data Platform.” Speaker will be Dan Lahl, SAP solution marketing. Register at 1-800-872-1727.

Total Money Makeover will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 27 at Biaggi's Restaurant Italiano, 4010 W. Jefferson Blvd. Presenter will be Philip Bodine, CEO of Verdeo Financial Insurance Services. Bodine is a registered investment advisor specializing in providing tax and estate planning, retirement and investment services. Topics include how to invest your money and where to invest. The seminar is free, however, it is suggested that participants have a minimum net worth of $500,000. To register and for more information, call Karen at Verdeo Financial at 432-1314.•Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Program Webinar will be 3-4 p.m. June 27. Register at http://chooseworkttw.net/help-desk/help-overview.html.

The Village at Pine Valley ribbon-cutting will be 1:30 p.m. June 29 at its new facility at 9802 Coldwater Road. Mayor Tom Henry is scheduled to officially open the skilled nursing and rehabilitation campus. An open house will be 4:30-7:30 p.m. June 28. The Village is a new campus of Lutheran Life Villages that has been providing retirement-living options and compassionate care to older adults for 80 years.

The Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce July events: President's Lunch with Mike Ottenweller, president of Ottenweller Company, will be noon-1 p.m. July 12 at BakerStreet, 4820 N. Clinton St. Host will be Chamber President Mike Landram. The event is limited to the first 10 Chamber members who register. Cost is $25 and includes price of the meal. Payment for this event is nonrefundable. Social Media Summit will begin with registration at 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. July 18 at the Chamber building, 826 Ewing St. The early bird registration ends July 9. Cost is $49 Chamber members and $99 nonmembers. After July 9, cost is $69 Chamber members and $129 nonmembers. Registration includes breakfast, lunch and all materials. RSVP by noon, July 17. The Chamber Classic will begin with registration at 10 a.m. July 26 at Chestnut Hills Golf Club, 11502 Illinois Road. Cost is $125 for an individual Chamber member golfer, $475 for a member foursome and $150 for nonmember golfer for the day. The fee includes one Golfers Kit per team, lunch on the course, beverages and the award reception dinner to follow. Register at www.fwchamber.org/classic. For sponsorship opportunities, call Liz Struckholz at 424-1435 or email lstruckholz@ sfwchamber.org. Unless otherwise stated, all events will be held at the Chamber building, 826 Ewing St. For details, call Liz Struckholz at 424-1435, Ext 259 or email lstruckholz@fwchamber.org.

CLASSES

•ExecuTrain, 7337 W. Jefferson Blvd: Keyboarding A-Z, Publisher 2010 Basic and Access 2010 Advanced will be July 2. Access

2010 Basic and Intro to Computers will be July 2-3. Windows 7 Basic, Excel 2007 Basic and Word 2007 Basic will be July 3. Microsoft

Office 2010 New Features and PowerPoint 2010 Basic will be July 5. Access 2003 Intermediate, Illustrator CS4 Basic and Expression

Web will be July 5-6. Access 2007 Advance and Project 2007 Advance will be July 6. Daytime classes are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Evening classes are available 6-9 p.m. Costs include all courseware. Corporate pricing available. To register, call 432-9077. For information, visit www.etfortwayne.com

.

ExecuTrain offers free phone support on topics covered in classes taken and a free refresher course. Instructors are professionally trained and certified in the classes they instruct. ExecuTrain provides onsite training and private classes. Room rentals are available 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, with extended hours available on request. Rates are as low as $450 a day. Rooms are equipped with eight to 12 student workstations, instructor station, projector and screen, dry-erase board, free wireless Internet access and complimentary coffee. ExecuTrain's Administrative Professional Program classes are afternoon and evening, four days a week for six weeks. Learn Windows 7, Office 2007 and 2010, QuickBooks and more. Financing and free job-placement assistance are available. For more information, call 432-9077.

IPFW Division of Continuing Studies, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E.: Classes: Business Management Courses: LinkedIn for

Professional Development and Personal Growth will be 6-9 p.m. June 25. Cost: $70. CEU: 0.3. How to Start a Business Workshop will be 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. June 27. Cost: 25. For information and for full course descriptions, visit http://learn.ipfw.edu or to register, call 481-6619.

Ivy Tech Corporate College, North Campus, 4900 St. Joe Road: Microsoft Word 2007 Basic will be 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 20. Cost: $159. Microsoft Excel 2007 Basic will be 9 a.m-5 p.m. July 27. Cost: $159. Most classes offer CEU certificates. There are no tests or grades given. There are no registration deadlines. If there are openings, you may register the first day of class, though textbooks may not be immediately available. To register, call 480-4118. Online classes also available, at http://ed2go.com/ivytechfw

. Learn in the comfort of your own home. At the we site, click on Online Courses.

Send information about upcoming meetings, seminars and conventions on company letterhead, to be received by noon Wednesday to The News-Sentinel, Business Monday, PO Box 102, Fort Wayne, IN 46801, or fax information to 461-8817, or email to nsbusiness@news-sentinel.com.