EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

■ Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce — Monthly “Business Nugget” meetings are held the last Wednesday of the month at 7:30 a.m. in the dining room of the Port Angeles Senior & Community Center, 328 E. Seventh St.

This Wednesday’s program will feature chamber past president Brian Kuh of Craft3, a business lender, on “Innovative Investment Strategies for Local Businesses.”

A continental breakfast will be provided.

■ Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly luncheon meetings are held at 11:45 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at SunLand Golf & Country Club, 109 Hilltop Drive, Sequim.

Tuesday’s speaker will be Powell Jones, director of the Dungeness River Audubon Center, on what’s new at Railroad Bridge Park.

The meeting sponsor will be Via Vita Chiropractic and Wellness Center.

Reservations for lunch at $15 each will be taken until noon Monday; phone 360-683-6197 or email jodim@sequimchamber.com. Seats are available for those who are not having lunch. Coffee or tea is $3.

■ Forks Chamber of Commerce — This week’s meeting — the last before summer hiatus — will be held at the new Rainforest Arts Center, 35 N. Forks Ave.

Speaker will be Mick Dodge, star of the National Geographic Channel’s “The Legend of Mick Dodge.”

Lunch will be chicken Caesar salad (or vegetarian option) and/or clam chowder with a garlic roll catered by Catering with the Castellanos. Cash or check only; no credit cards.

■ Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce — Weekly ­luncheon meetings are held Mondays at noon at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St.

This Monday’s speaker will be Erica Delma, Jefferson County YMCA program executive, who will give an update on YMCA activities.

■ Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings are Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 ­DelGuzzi Drive, Port Angeles.

This Tuesday’s program was not announced at press time.

There is a $3 minimum charge by Joshua’s for those who do not order breakfast.

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All the above meetings are open to the public.

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