• Matthew McLauchlin has become a shareholder in the Volpe, Bajalia, Wickes, Rogerson & Wachs law firm. He will continue his practice in commercial litigation, tort and products liability defense.
• Foreclosure rates in Jacksonville increased in October over October 2009. CoreLogic reported that the rate of foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans was 7.5 percent for October, an increase of 1.6 percentage points over October 2009, when the rate was 5.9 percent. Foreclosure activity in Jacksonville is higher than the national foreclosure rate, which was 3.33 percent for October 2010, a 4.17 percentage point difference.
• Don’t panic if you see some elephants strolling down Gator Bowl Boulevard Tuesday. The annual “Animal Walk” will mark the arrival of some of the performers in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus “Fully Charged” show. The elephants are scheduled to arrive at 6 p.m. and begin the walk about 30 minutes later. The animals will walk from the train and onto Talleyrand Avenue to Gator Bowl Boulevard to the Arena.
• The board of directors of JEA will hold its regular monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Part of that meeting will include a presentation on water supply issues in Northeast Florida, given by David Still, executive director of the Suwannee River Water Management District, and Kirby Green, executive director of the St. Johns River Water Management District.