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By Brett Hanft, CBA, American Int’l Forest Prod LLC, CFDD National Chairman The Credit and Financial Development Division (CFDD) is an organization dedicated to providing its membership with a focus on continuing education, networking, and leadership growth for credit and

2019 was a year of growth for NACM Commercial Services! We wanted to share this with you, our customers, which helped make this happen. We offered more classes and webinars, hosted the Western Credit Conference, created new Industry Groups and

Recipient NameAshlee Minty, CBA, CCRA — Northwest Natural GasDebbie Hinseley — Stainless Cable & RailingJeff Butterfield — Pacific SeafoodJody Johnson — Star Rentals IncLannette Dodson — CO-Energy / Connell OilMaria Hoyle, CBA, CICP — Weir ESCOTammy Roebke — Norpac Foods

The 2019 National Credit Conference this year was held in Colorado at the Gaylord Rockies. Below are a few photos from the event. Mark your calendars for the conference next year in Las Vegas from June 14 – 17, 2020.

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2019 Annual Membership Meeting. We had an amazing turnout. Many of our members donated items and money towards the raffle and silent auction. We raised almost $6,000 for the Jane Newton Memorial Scholarship

In April we had three amazing sessions in Northern and Southern California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Thank you to everyone who attended one of our first of many in-person sessions in these areas. We look forward to doing more in

Before formulating new resolutions for 2019 and before trying to reinvent yourself, you need to stop and make sure that you are in good health, personally and professionally. In fact, many of us will go to the doctor once a

Albert Einstein once said: “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” As global credit professionals, we need to change and adapt if we are to succeed in a global world environment. But change does not mean to empty

Republished from the CFDD National Newsletter Having served on both my local NACM Affiliate Board and CFDD Chapter’s Board, you might think I would have a unique perspective on both organizations, but actually, there are quite a few CFDD Portland

Thank you to everyone who attended and sent their congratulations to Rod. We know there were many people who wanted to attend but could not make it. We wanted to share the slideshow we showed at the party and also

We had a great turn out for the Annual Meeting in Portland. We inducted the new board members and said thank you to our board members who are leaving for their many years of service to NACM. We also had

Thank you everyone who attended the Membership Meeting in Spokane. We had a wonderful group of people who attended for our education, lunch and fun raffle. Below are just a few of the photos of the fun raffle prizes and

March 16, 2018 Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. McMenamins Edgefield, “Ballroom, 2nd Floor” 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale, Oregon 97060   Download Flyer for Details

You may be familiar with all the news items and program descriptions to be found on the pages of NACM’s website, but did you know that there is an entire library of resources compiled together for your convenience, many of

Sometimes it’s better to embrace the unusual, the unlikely, and unexpected. It makes me think of salted caramels or bacon on top of a maple donut. Although mine are all food, we all could think of pairings that came together

Written by Rick Weisman, CCE The NACM Northwest Foundation is coming into 2017 with great anticipation and expectation. Just as NACM Oregon and NACM Inland Northwest merged in 2016, so also has the NACM Oregon Foundation been recently reorganized and

New Year, New Laws, New Worries January 2016 From Rainmakers Government Strategies Paid Sick Leave Requires most employers in the state having 10 or more employees to implement […]

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