• Marks Gray attorney Giselle Carson will speak to the ABC Women’s Council at its April 19 meeting, planned 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Rogers Towers offices in Riverplace Tower. Carson will talk about employment verification requirements and offer information about audit preparation and avoiding penalties. RSVP to Deena Trent at [email protected] or call 731-1506 by April 18.
• Nominations for the 2011 Daily Record Lawyer of the Year Award are being accepted through April 25. If you have an exceptional lawyer in mind you would like to nominate, please email Publisher Jim Bailey at [email protected].
• City Council member Ronnie Fussell recently stepped down from the council Finance Committee, explaining that newly elected council member Doyle Carter expressed an interest in joining the panel. Fussell made way for Carter to “really get into the budget.” Also, Fussell injured his foot recently while retrieving his dog, who had strayed into traffic. That limited his mobility. Fussell will remain chair of the Public Health and Safety Committee.
• David Gueterman was named Foundation Financial Group’s chief operating officer for the company’s newly formed financial services affiliates. Gueterman oversees Foundation Financial Group’s insurance services, retirement services and tax services affiliate companies. The new ventures were launched in January and complement Foundation Financial Group’s core mortgage-lending business.
• Strategic Capital Partners CEO Gene Zink is the keynote speaker for the NAIOP of Northeast Florida quarterly meeting at 11:30 a.m. April 28 at the Omni. Zink became involved with Purpose Built Communities in 2010 when Strategic Capital Partners partnered with the nonprofit to revitalize the Indianapolis neighborhood of Avondale Meadows. Zink will discuss his experiences redeveloping blighted neighborhoods. For information, visit www.naiopnefl.com.
• Flagler completed a deal for Cisco Systems, Inc. to lease 15,995 square feet of space to consolidate its Jacksonville offices into the Deerwood South office park. There, Cisco joins the recently relocated Adecco Group North America, Fortegra Financial and Black Diamond Performance Reporting. Flagler Director of Leasing Gary Cox represented Flagler in the transaction. Kaycee Gardner, vice president for Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage Inc., represented Cisco.
• The CoreLogic information service reports that Jacksonville home prices fell 12.85 percent in February from February 2010. Excluding distressed sales, prices fell 2.6 percent. Nationally, prices fell 6.7 percent, but just 0.1 percent for traditional sales.
• This week is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and the Mayor’s Victim Assistance Advisory Council plans a full agenda. For information, visit www.coj.net and search keyword “VAAC.”
• Up for some educational speed dating? JCCI Forward will sponsor a session tomorrow for people to meet with nonprofits that provide educational assistance and support to middle-school students. It’s 5:30-8:30 p.m. at DuPont Middle School, 2710 DuPont Ave.