• Delores Barr Weaver said Friday that she and her husband, J. Wayne Weaver, withdrew their 6120 San Jose Blvd. home from a scheduled May 24 auction. “We weren’t pleased with what we were hearing from qualified buyers,” she said. The house, at more than 14,000 square feet of space, carried a “buy it now” price of $5.5 million. She said the house remains for sale. The Weavers, who are the former owners of the Jacksonville Jaguars, originally listed the house in 2006 at $10 million. They moved to a Riverside condo.
• Penzeys Spices has notified customers that it will close its Regency area store June 24. It reported that while its lease is up at 9332 Arlington Expressway, “we have some exciting ideas on where we’ll open next in Jacksonville.” It didn’t list the location but said it would update its catalog and website when it has news to share.
• The Florida Department of Transportation selected Jacksonville-based engineering firm England, Thims & Miller for a multiyear construction, engineering and inspection contract for the Florida 9B Phase III limited access interstate project. The firm and the department will negotiate the price of the contract. The $104 million project is scheduled to begin in early 2013.
• Corrado’s Bakery ‘N Bistro at 5 Points filed a notice that it will register its name with the state Division of Corporations. It intends to do business at 813 Lomax St.
• The Downtown Development Review Board is scheduled this week to consider conceptual review for the proposed Parador Parking Garage at southeast Hogan and Bay streets. The garage will provide supplemental parking for the SunTrust Tower and the Landing. The undeveloped site has been used for surface parking. The board, part of the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission, will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday at City Hall in the Lynwood Roberts Room on the first floor.
• The Downtown board also is scheduled to consider final approval for sign deviations at 318 Broad St. Agent Michael Dunlap Architect is the agent for the project. Plans for the two-story building, built in 1909 and formerly known as the Progress Furniture Co., show four offices and a conference room on the first floor and office suites on the second floor. Plans show about 1,800 square feet on each floor.
• The board of The Blood Alliance named Valerie Collins as president and CEO. She has been the COO of The Blood Alliance since April 2000 and will succeed retiring CEO Dale Malloy in October.