• Help the Daily Record, your favorite Downtown team, take dodgeball to the next level. Staff and friends will be competing in Saturday’s “Newsroom Street Fight” against other media outlets in the area to benefit children of the Jacksonville Police Athletic League. The competition includes a dodgeball tournament and fundraising campaign, with champs to be crowned in both. We might be the most effective and efficient publication in town, but the Daily Record could use some help from the best and brightest donors to help the children of PAL. For information, contact Joe Wilhelm Jr. at [email protected].
• North Florida public sector leaders and industry experts will take part in a public-private partnership forum 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. March 2 at the Omni Downtown. The discussion will focus on how such partnerships can provide immediate cost-saving solutions while maintaining or improving public services. Around 100 area leaders, including U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, City Council President Stephen Joost, Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Michael Blaylock and Chairman Ed Burr, JEA CEO Jim Dickenson and Jacksonville Aviation Authority CEO Steve Grossman will participate. The event is directed by Government Services Partnership Institute and is invitation-only.
• The Northeast Florida Builders Association will host representatives of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and MarketGraphics to learn about the current state of the housing industry. The seminar is 10-11 a.m. at the NEFBA Offices, 103 Century 21 Drive. Tickets are $25 for members, $40 for non-members.
• One more from NEFBA: It’s annual Construction Industry Trade Expo will be from 3-7 p.m. March 15 at the University of North Florida University Center. The event serves as the area’s largest industry trade show.