Visiting Marion Cultural Alliance, pictured left is Jaye Baillie Executive Director and Nick Navetta Financial advisor from Edward Jones. Nick is on the Board of Directors of the Marion Cultural Alliance. The Marion Cultural Center A great place to visit and experience the arts.
Fort king 1800’s re-enactment was the conflict between the United States and the Seminole Indians over land dispute. Visitors can see the Fort and learn the history of the Fort and the battle. Historians are at the Fort to answer questions as well. The Seminole Indians and the United States wage war from 1816 to 1858. Photo by C Kay Johnson / CKJphotos13
What I say about “Build back better”. The hell with that “put it back like it was!”
Look what happens when you order a president by mail!
Remember this fight now is for our freedom…There is no one else left to resupply us when we are fighting. Who will make food and supply drops to us like we do for other country’s. We are it,,,, there is no place to escape to by going across a border! Americans are not suppose to do that!
Our Governments job is to protect the people of this country not others country’s. Remember “AMERICA FIRST!”
The real enemy today is not from other country’s but the fat cat’s on the left in Washington!!! They are so disconnected from what life is like in the rest of the country, someone needs to wake them up! All these facts out are eye opener, OPEN THEM AND DO SOMETHING!. The election was stolen by the left from Trump by our own country. What happens when that is proven. Is the election null and void? Should it be done over? The Twitter releases and the Hunter Biden information release should be enough for Trump to reclaim the office. LAWSUIT? SUPREME COURT? Continue reading
Last month marked the CEP’s tenth anniversary. It is a milestone worth celebrating and we will be celebrating this anniversary throughout the next year. The celebration will be about the CEP’s impact on businesses and impact on our community. The CEP is nothing without the involvement and engagement of our 1,200 business partners. It is that engagement when businesses are positively impacted that the magic happens. It is nearly impossible for businesses to be positively impacted and it not positively impact our community. We have seen that play out time again over the last decade and hearing those stories over the next year will be incredibly inspiring.
But how did all of this happen? What sparked this effort? The catalyst for the CEP is no different than the catalyst for any other – it is leadership. In particular, leaders within the business community stepped up and decided they wanted more for their community. Leaders stepped up and committed to an out-of-the-box approach. Leaders stepped up and committed their time, talent, and treasure to bringing this vision to reality. In other words, leaders lead. Continue reading
Dear Friends,
Thankful for a wonderful time spent with family and friends over the holiday season and for new opportunities that arise as we start 2023.
In the Florida Senate, we are already hard at work on behalf of Florida’s citizens. This month and the month of February, the legislature will hold six weeks of committee meetings, in advance of the 2023 Legislative Session, which will begin March 7. Just before Christmas, the legislature convened a special session to address the property insurance crisis, tax relief, and toll fees. Three bills were passed and have made their way to the Governor’s desk. SB 2A, SB 4A, and SB 6A.
SB 2A increases insurer transparency to improve the marketplace for consumers, will reduce frivolous litigation that drives up costs, expedites the claim review process to verify that insurers maintain consistent communication with policyholders, stabilizes state-run Citizens Property Insurance to reduce taxpayer liability, and increases access to reinsurance to stabilize the insurance marketplace. Specifically, this bill eliminated assignment of benefits (AOB) for property insurance, the reinstatement of the offer of judgement process, and eliminated one-way attorney fees for property insurance claims. These key legal reforms will reduce the amount of cost inflating frivolous lawsuits that plague our state. Continue reading
Happy New Year!
Changes to Social Security in 2023
Good or bad?
-Well, there is a higher-than-ever positive cost-of-living increase. (COLA)
Next year’s COLA will be a whopping 8.7%. Obviously, starting in January 2023, you’ll receive an 8.7% increase in benefits.
Of course, that might result in a higher deduction for medicare.
The typical retiree will receive approximately $150 more per month, which is huge help for seniors in these days of soaring inflation and the collapse of the stock market.
For many it’s a much needed lifeline during these tough times. Continue reading
Lunch Sponsored by Beyers Funeral Home
Christmas in the Villages is put on year at the Wildwood Community Center. Thirty or more vendor showed up to show off their services or products. The weather was good and hundreds of people attended. What for it next year.
First Friday Art Walk
Date: 02/03/2023 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Downtown Square
1 SE Broadway St.
Ocala, Florida 34471
Various artists will be setting up easels / stations and work on arts / crafts throughout Downtown Ocala. Performance on the Downtown Square. For additional information, please contact the City of Ocala Recreation and Parks Department’s Cultural Arts Division at 352.629.8383.
Digital is increasing and print is stabilizing. Large & Small Businesses are Buying more digital in 2023 while print newspapers are stabilizing.
By Mark McCormick says, Borrell Associates, a marketing research firm based in Virginia, hosted a webinar recently to shine a light on local business trends and what their spending might look like down the road. In addition to actual ad spending, they offered publishers insight about tomorrows spenders.
The webinar, titled “What 2023 Will Bring?” Local ad spending forecasts, opened with a look at some upward sales trends since the pandemic began, Including general retail sales (above) as well as categories such as liquor, hardware, and cars. With that foundation, Borrell Associates shifted the focus to small businesses, particularly business applications.
