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• The Jacksonville Jaguars are “all in” and Jaguars President Mark Lamping and his wife, Cheryl, have settled in as well. On May 30, they paid $1.5 million for a home in The Plantation at Ponte Vedra Beach. It was sold by Michael and Suzanne Spencer. Lamping started the job Feb. 27. He spoke Monday to the Rotary Club of Jacksonville. Read about it on Page A-2.

• Single-game tickets for the Jacksonville Jaguars 2012 preseason home games will be available for sale to the general public at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Tickets are available for the two preseason games at EverBank Field against the defending Super Bowl champion the New York Giants at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10 and the Atlanta Falcons at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 30. Single-game tickets for the Jaguars regular season games at EverBank Field will be available at 9 a.m. Aug. 1. For more information, visit www.jaguars.com/tickets.

• The Sign Language Interpretation Associate in Science degree program at Florida State College at Jacksonville has been awarded accreditation by The Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education, the accreditation board for interpreter education programs. The program becomes one of only four A.S./A.A.S. degree programs in the nation to achieve the designation.

• Olivia Bush was appointed director of charitable gift planning at the Fleet Landing continuing care retirement community in Atlantic Beach. Bush will manage and coordinate the development and execution of the gift planning program to support Fleet Landing’s long-term priorities.

• The JAX Chamber plans a reception at 5 p.m. July 26 for Downtown business owners. Chamber Director of Downtown Engagement Tony Allegretti said a photo is scheduled at 6 p.m. in front of the building for the “Class of 2012 Downtown Business Owners.” He wants a photo annually “to memorialize the businesses that make our Downtown tick.”

• Paul Davis Restoration of North Florida said it will move from the Southside and open July 30 in Springfield at 2111 Liberty St. The location will accommodate current office, warehouse and training requirements with space for expansion. The phone and fax numbers will remain the same.

• SMG Jacksonville reports that in Pollstar’s “2012 Mid-Year Worldwide Ticket Sales” chart, Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena ranked among the top 100 arenas in the world and the Times-Union Center Moran Theater is listed among the top theaters in the world. The arena is ranked No. 53 with 124,999 tickets sold between Jan. 1-June 30. The Moran Theater is ranked No. 20 with 112,935 tickets sold in the same time period.

 

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