• The Jacksonville Bar Association will receive an award from the Literacy Council of Northeast Florida honoring the JBA’s Literacy Speakers Bureau. The ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 17 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hilton.
• Attorney Daniel M. Copeland has relocated to Kingsouth Office Park, 9310 Old Kings Road South, Suite 1501. The firm concentrates in land trust formations, family law, real estate probate and estate planning, civil litigation and construction law.
• Michael G. Tanner of Holland & Knight co-chaired the Advanced Trial Advocacy Program presented by the University of Florida College of Law and the Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar at the University of Florida campus.
• City Council President Elaine Brown is walking without assistance after five weeks of crutches, walkers and canes. She had hip surgery.
• Operations Director Joe Snowberger has left Downtown Vision, Inc.
• Michael E. Goodbread Jr. has joined the law firm of Fowler White Boggs Banker as a shareholder in the Corporate Practice Group. Before joining Fowler White, Goodbread was a partner with McGuireWoods LLP.
• A new local bank is set to open later this month. Synovus Bank of Jacksonville has scheduled a grand opening ceremony July 26 at its branch on Centurion Parkway North. There’ll be a ribbon-cutting at 4:30 p.m. to officially open the bank.
• A new business in Five Points should open by mid-August. Roost/Shindigs, a home furnishing store, is currently being renovated.
• Better Jacksonville Plan spokesperson Lisa Rowe has her hands full these days. Rowe, who’s still adjusting after overseeing the Jacksonville Film Festival in June, said several BJP projects are coming together at the same time. “And most of those are road projects,” she said. Rowe added all work that would directly affect Super Bowl traffic in February would “definitely be completed in time.”
• Mike Prendergast, a former Jacksonville Bar Association president, was sworn in last week as president of the Rotary Club of West Jacksonville. He is a partner at the labor and employment law firm of Coffman, Coleman, Andrews & Grogan.
• Downtown Vision, Inc., recently completed work on an online database listing all available downtown retail space. Potential renters will find contact information for brokers and information on rental rates and terms. DVI will also package the information for distribution to Super Bowl visitors.
• Jacksonville Port Authority spokesman Robert Peek said a new cruise terminal is at least three years away. He said Jaxport is working with local environmental groups to address their concerns about the proposed site, which borders the Timucuan Preserve. He said the construction price would probably run over $10 million, which Jaxport would fund, probably through a bond issuance.