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NNBA Annual Meeting
February 6 @ 7:00 am - 1:00 pm
Annual Meeting February 5 & 6, 2024
The Heathman Lodge, Vancouver, WA
7801 NE Greenwood Drive, Vancouver, Washington 98662 ~ 360-254-3100
February 5, 2024
NNBA Meet & Greet Social Gathering
General Howard & Marshall/Grant Rooms
4:30 – 7:30 pm NNBA Social Evening
Enjoy an evening seeing NNBA members new and old. We will have 9 vendors attending to meet and visit with during the evening. Blooming Nursery, E.B. Stone, Eshraghi Nurseries, The Espoma Company, Everde Growers, F&B Farms, Kellogg Garden Products, Monrovia, and Zenport Industries.
February 6, 2024
NNBA Annual Meeting
General Howard & Marshall/Grant Rooms
6:30 – 8:00 am Registration – Hallway Marshall/Grant Rooms
7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 – 8:30 am Welcome & Member introduction
8:30 – 9:45 am NNBA Business Meeting & Open Session
9:40 – 9:45 am Why I’m running for the NNBA Board
9:45 – 10:00 am Break
10:00– 10:30 am NEW Vendor Presentations
10:30– 11:30 am “Ten Lean Principles to Help Your Retail Business Thrive”
11:30 am Turn in Ballots
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Networking Lunch
Tuesday Morning Presentations
NNBA Members Open Session
Do you have a question to ask other members on a problem you are having? Do you have something to share with other NNBA members that has worked for you?
- NEW Vendor Presentations
Cinnabar Valley Farms
Griffin
Moss Greenhouses
SRM Lumber
Sunshine Ceramica
Ten Lean Principles to Help Your Retail Business Thrive
Rick & Elizabeth Peters ~ The Peters Company
Green industry businesses are adopting Lean principles to reduce risk and respond more quickly to change. Lean is defined as the “relentless pursuit of the elimination of waste” with a focus on increasing value to the customer. This seminar gives a high-level look at ten Lean principles your retail garden center team can pursue right away. It also covers key factors to consider for successful Lean deployment in any economic environment.
Rick & Eliazbeth Peters Bio
Rick and Elizabeth Peters serve as a coaching team, guiding organizations through dramatic improvements. The team has facilitated hundreds of process improvement events in various industries since 2009.
They brought Lean to the Oregon nursery industry in 2010. Since then, their work has caught the attention of industry groups across the U.S. They have trusted relationships among top global nursery companies.
They were honored in 2016 with the “Distinguished Member of the Horticultural Allied Trades” award by the Oregon Association of Nurseries. In 2022, they received the OAN’s “President’s 5-Star Performance Award” for their impact on the nursery industry.
With their combined 50+ years of business leadership, the Peters take a hands-on approach to reducing waste and increasing productivity by applying Lean principles. Their mission is to seek out and develop continuous improvement leaders at every place they serve.