• Legacy Trust Family Wealth Chairman and CEO Kristin McLauchlan announced the addition of Tracey Devine as director of investment research and consulting and Ruthanne Lynch as relationship management coordinator. Legacy Trust Family Wealth is based in Ponte Vedra Beach.
• CSX Corp. Tuesday reported that first-quarter earnings rose 14 percent to $449 million, or 43 cents a share. That beat the average forecast of 38 cents by analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial. Revenue rose 6 percent to $2.97 billion. “CSX is off to a fast start in a year that will be dynamic and challenging,” CEO Michael Ward said in a news release. “A significant majority of our transportation markets are performing very well and our operations are delivering excellent results.”
• Quinton White, executive director of the Jacksonville University Marine Science Research Institute, will speak at 7:15 p.m. Friday before the premiere of “To the Arctic 3D” at the World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater in St. Johns County. White will discuss local waterways and their importance to the environment. Costs for the “Dinner & A Movie” event, which begins at 6 p.m., are $20 for adults, $10 for children and $15 for adults with annual passes.
• The Jacksonville Aviation Authority issued a bid invitation for a 2012 Chrysler Jeep Patriot and RFPs for a community outreach and governmental relations facilitator and for a holiday party venue and catering services. Visit www.flyjacksonville.com.
• The City Council Courthouse Oversight Special Committee is scheduled to meet at 4 p.m. Monday at City Hall.
• A public hearing is scheduled Tuesday at City Council for a $900,000 contribution to Edward Waters College toward the cost of building a combination criminal justice education building and police substation on campus. The legislation, introduced at the request of the sheriff, authorizes a contribution agreement with the college and a lease and use agreement for the City’s use of part of the building for the police substation. The cost of the building is $2.68 million, paid for by the $900,000 from the sheriff’s Special Law Enforcement Trust Fund, $750,000 from the college and $1.03 million from private donors.
• Artists and arts organizations from Jacksonville and surrounding counties are invited to apply for grants from The Community Foundation in Jacksonville. Visual and performing artists based in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau or St. Johns counties are eligible to apply for individual grants of up to $3,500. Small arts organizations may apply for grants of up to $10,000 to improve their administrative and artistic capacity. Organizations promoting the visual arts and visual art education in St. Augustine may apply for grants of up to $10,000. Visit www.jaxcf.org.
• The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation will open its Improving Access to Health Care grant cycle on April 30. Applicants can access the online application system and submit a letter of inquiry, the first step of the new application process. Beginning this year, the grant applications will be accepted annually. Also new this year, eligible organizations can request multiyear grants up to $100,000 per year for a maximum of three years. For information, visit www.bluefoundationfl.com.
• Jacksonville University has approved the new Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in Sustainability. The degree programs will begin this fall. They are designed to develop students’ abilities to make decisions that let complex social, economic and environmental systems work together to ensure each will flourish, said JU Sustainability Coordinator Marcel Dulay.
• Speaking of JU, it also announced that it created a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts degree, the first of its kind in the area geared toward experienced professionals seeking to further their education. The program, which starts in summer 2013, means professionals can take a six-week summer course, a one-week individual residency to work with undergraduate students in art and two semesters of hybrid/distance instruction per year. Students will graduate with a degree that qualifies them to teach at the college level.
• The JAX Chamber reminds people about its Discover China 2012 trip Oct. 25-31. The cost is $2,499 with a $100 discount for chamber members. Visit www.myjaxchamber.com.
• Gov. Rick Scott named Hunting Deutsch to serve as the executive director of Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity. He started the job Monday. Deutsch has more than 30 years of senior level experience in the banking industry. He most recently served as executive vice president of wealth management at BankUnited Financial Corp. and president of BankUnited Financial Services.