• Mayor John Peyton invites input into the fiscal 2011-12 City budget during five workshops and on the www.myjaxbudget.com site. Weekday meetings are planned 6-8:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Regency Square Regional Library, March 10 at Crown Point Elementary School and March 23 at the Jacksonville Beach Community Center. Saturday sessions are planned 9-11:30 a.m. April 9 at the Clanzel T. Brown Community Center and April 16 at the Cecil Recreation Complex.
• PARC Management acquired Orlando-based Baker Leisure Group, a theme-attraction consulting and management company with an international client base. Group founder and former CEO Steven R. Baker will lead the newly formed division, PARC Baker LLC, which will continue to do business as Baker Leisure Group. Randy Drew is chair and CEO of Jacksonville-based PARC Management LLC, which owns and operates theme parks, water parks and NASCAR SpeedParks throughout the United States and Canada. It also manages venues for other owners.
• The St. Joe Co., formerly based in Jacksonville and now in WaterSound in the Panhandle area, said its board of directors decided “to explore financial and strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value.” Morgan Stanley will review St. Joe’s alternatives, it said. Options include a revised business plan, operating partnerships, joint ventures, strategic alliances, asset sales, strategic acquisitions and a merger or sale of the company.
• Rayonier Chair and CEO Lee Thomas will present at the Credit Suisse 2011 Global Paper & Packaging Conference Feb. 24 in New York. Jacksonville-based Rayonier is a forest products company.
• Jacksonville-based FIS said leader Bill Foley has changed his position from executive chair to chair of the board, which is a non-executive position. Foley, who has served as executive chair of FIS since February 2006, requested the transition to non-executive chair to devote more time to additional business opportunities and commitments.
• Speaking of FIS, the banking and payment technology company reported a “strong quarter and a very good year” for revenues and earnings. “Full year revenue growth and earnings per share exceeded our expectations, and we are excited about the momentum we have as we enter 2011,” stated Frank Martire, president and CEO.