At the CEP, things are always changing. We are looking for ways to provide an ever greater return on investment for our partners and for the community. We are excited to announce a new program to encourage entrepreneurs and two new team members who have recently join us.
1 Million Cups-Ocala
Ocala soon will be the newest home of a national program to engage, educate and connect local entrepreneurs. 1 Million Cups — based on the notion that entrepreneurs network and discover solutions over a million cups of coffee — is a free, weekly gathering that helps to build startup communities on a grassroots level.
Beginning Wednesday, September 20, 2017, entrepreneurs, innovators, funders and other interested community members are invited to attend each Wednesday from 9:30am to 10:30 a.m. at the CEP’s Power Plant Business Incubator – 2nd Floor, located at 405 SE Osceola Ave. Ocala. Continue reading
Senator Dennis Baxley spoke to Ocala Business Leaders. Mr Baxley has run in 15 races and lost two. He stated that he had learned most from his losses. He believes failure is a part of success.
Mr Baxley believes strong families make a strong Florida. He is committed to his own family. He and his wife, Ginette, have been married for 43 years. They are the proud parents and grandparents of five children and 7 grandchildren.
Mr Baxley believes in the power of free enterprise to grow our economy and provide opportunity for both businesses and employees. While supporting job training and other truly helpful programs, he will work to keep government out of the way as much as possible so that innovation can flourish. He stated that people need encouragement and we shouldn’t be is hard on ourselves.
Guest Natalie McComb spoke to the group about the United Way Reading Pals Program. This is an opportunity for you or your business to partner with a local Elementary school and promote childhood literacy. Children can read to learn until they learn to read! Please call the United Way’s Literacy Manager to sign up as a ReadingPal Volunteer today! 352-732-9696 x 212 Just image the impact that you can make on the life of a child.
The Vines Hospital recently announced the opening of a new wing in their Hospital. The new addition will be for service women and veterans. Picture are some of the staff along the CEO of Vines Hospital. The program is called the Meadows H.O.P.E. Program, Healing, Overcome, Persevere, Empower. They are providing inpatient and residential care for active-duty servicewomen and veterans. Their mission is to give women tools needed to recover from trauma and addiction. Continue reading
Suspect Shot and Killed by Victim During Armed Home Invasion In Summerfield
On Monday, August 14, 2017, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies responded to a residence located at 10420 SE 158th Place in Summerfield in reference to an armed home invasion. When deputies arrived on scene, they made contact with the victim, who stated that a suspect armed with a handgun entered the home and injured his dog. The victim told deputies that he barricaded himself in a room in the house to get away from the suspect and the suspect attempted to forcefully enter the room. The victim stated that he then shot the suspect and the suspect fled the residence. Soon after the home invasion, the suspect was dropped off by unknown persons outside the Ocala Health Summerfield Emergency Room, where he was later pronounced deceased. Continue reading
(OCALA, Fla.) August 16, 2017 – A motor vehicle accident reported at 6:26 AM, on the south-bound lanes of I-75, left one passenger trapped.
Ocala Fire Rescue was dispatched to an area between mile markers 352 and 354, where a collision between a pick-up truck and a semi was reported. Upon arrival, firefighters found a crew cab pick-up truck, upright, with severe front-end damage, rendering the passenger trapped. With the assistance of extrication tools, firefighters removed the patient. Once freed from the vehicle, the patient was trauma alerted to the hospital. Continue reading
The Marion County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday September 21, 2017 at 2 PM at the Marion County Public Library located at 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd. in Ocala. A brief business meeting will be followed by the September program, “DNA Before You Test” by Drew Smith.
Man, is the left putting pressure on the right. President Trump condemned the violence and they’re picking apart what he said as if he never said it. I think there are factions out there wanting to destroy our country and our way of life. The economy is on a tremendous up swing. I say if the left thinks Trump is so bad and he will destroy himself, let him go. I think he is on the right track. Caution, don’t let anyone use you as a tool to achieve their own agenda. Work your own agenda and listen closely to the facts not propaganda and take your time to make a decision about what is right and wrong.
I am all for supporting Law Enforcement but I look at it a little different. I endorse the person not the department. Yes they have to be a Team. I think that you can’t teach men and women to be Warriors and expect them to be perfect. You teach them to back up their fellow deputies then you ask them to testify against them in court (NOT POSSIBLE!). That is like telling someone never to lie and then in the next breath call them a liar…that doesn’t work! When a Sheriff or the Chief of police goes all out for their men and women, defending them against all, yes I said all on comers including the State Attorney, then they have done their job. But if they wimp out they are not doing their job and can’t build the respect they need from the officers. Continue reading
This is a short summer for the legislature as we will already be starting Committee Meetings next month. Already we are starting to look at new legislation and beginning to plan delegation meetings so we may hear from our constituents on their issues and ideas. Marion County will be having their Legislative Delegation Meeting on October 19th.
I have traveled a lot this summer and attended many conferences from Miami to Boston. I attended the National Conference of State Legislatures in Boston and was able to hear from Frank Luntz, one of the nation’s foremost political commentators and pollsters, about how many American’s trust their local and state officials much more than their federal counterparts. My office is always open and available to constituents for help or comment. Please do not hesitate to reach out. Continue reading
by A.J.(Tony) Powell
Tom Price, was chosen by ‘The Donald’ to head up ‘Health and Human Services’. Talking about addicts, recently he claimed that, “Folks need to be cured so they can be productive members of society.”
He continued, “If we’re just substituting one opioid for another, we’re not moving the dial much.”
Seems like he should know that there is currently no cure for addiction.
Even his own government colleagues agree that “Addiction is manageable, but can’t be cured.” Continue reading
