• Dawn Emerick, president and CEO of the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida, joins Chris Overdorf, principal of the Seattle office of ELM architects and planners, to present, “Is Jacksonville Healthy? How Design Can Impact Health,” to the ULI North Florida breakfast meeting Dec. 8 at the St. Joe Building along Riverside Avenue. For information, visit www.northflorida.uli.org.
• The Association for Corporate Growth plans “Dealmaking in 2012 – A Rebound in Private Equity, Strategic Bidders and the Leveraged Financial Markets” at its holiday reception and program Thursday at River City Brewing Co. The reception begins at 4:30 p.m. and the program is 5:30-6:30 p.m. The keynote speaker is Bart Busby, director of the mergers and acquisitions group for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. For information, call 354-9600.
• The Real$ense Prosperity Campaign needs volunteers to help prepare tax returns from January through April for low-income and moderate-income Northeast Florida residents. Real$ense, an initiative of United Way, operates free tax sites in Duval, Nassau, Clay, St. Johns, Putnam and Baker counties. For information, visit www.realsensejax.org or contact Anna Gibson at 390-3237 or [email protected].
• Former state Rep. Ronald Brise will serve as chairman of the Florida Public Service Commission for a two-year term starting in January. The PSC unanimously chose Brise this week to succeed Art Graham, a former Jacksonville City Council member, in the job, which typically rotates among commission members. The chairman’s duties include running meetings and handling administrative matters.