• A busy agenda for the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission Wednesday morning will include a proposed 350-job addition at Lender Processing Services. LPS, which spun off from Fidelity National Information Services Inc., requests a Qualified Targeted Industry Tax Refund of almost $3 million — $595,000 from the city, the rest from the state. LPS, at 601 Riverside Ave., said it is considering expansion on site or in Minnesota, Ohio or Colorado. It pledges to pay an average wage of $44,807 for the new jobs.
• Shipping containers usually contain goods, but several University of North Florida students will be doing a little something different with several tomorrow. Sixteen UNF Building Construction Management students will spend time retrofitting old cargo containers into living spaces for human habitation as part of a school project.
• Wednesday will mark a change of scenery at the Alhambra Dinner Theatre when the second show of 2010, 42nd Street, makes its debut. The first show, Disney’s High School Musical, concluded Sunday. For more details, go to www.alhambrajax.com.
• Jacksonville Community Council Inc. and Executive Director Skip Cramer wanted to spend time educating the community about reintegration challenges facing veterans returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts and tomorrow they’ll be doing so on a greater scale. The organization will host a facilitated community conversation with Florida National Guard and Navy veterans and their families at the Five Points Theatre from 6–8 p.m. The event is open to the public, but reservations are required as seating is limited. Call 396-3052 for more information.
• Gov. Charlie Crist appointed Anthony J. Hicks of Atlantic Beach to the State of Florida’s Board of Occupational Therapy for a term ending Oct. 31, 2013. Hicks is chief executive officer of Jacksonville-based Americare Home Health. The company provides in-home therapy and medical care and has more than 200 employees in offices throughout North Florida.
• Speaking of Crist, he has also proclaimed March 7-13 “Problem Gambling Awareness Week.” Gateway Community Services Inc. of Jacksonville is part of the statewide initiative to raise public awareness. Family members can access resources confidentially for free through a 24-hour help line at 888-ADMIT-IT, or by visiting GamblingHelp.org.
• Correction to a City Note from last week. Tickets can be reserved for the Communities in Schools “Symphony of Students” at 8 p.m. March 11 at the Times-Union Center at www.cisjax.org.
• Former St. Pete Beach Mayor Ward Friszolowski is scheduled to tell NAIOP members how an initiative similar to Amendment 4 affected the city. Hint: “It has caused extraordinary damage to our economy,” he says. The program is at noon April 7 at the Jacksonville Marriott at Southpoint For info and costs: 730-8075 or www.naiopnefl.com.