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Business Climate Report NATION & WORLD: County Mirrors State Economics PAT FAHERTY Staff Writer All New 2013 CADILLAC XTS NFL playoffs: Sunday marked by wild outcomes /B1 $ MONDAY 24,360 TODAY CITRUS COUNTY & next morning HIGH 81 SEE IT ON PG. B10 LOW Morning fog, partly cloudy. Village Cadillac 54 PAGE A4 000DORB www.chronicleonline.com JANUARY 14, 2013 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community 50¢ VOLUME 118 ISSUE 160 SO YOU KNOW New look for Blood, guts on screen stocks Tuesday Chronicle The is updat- ran Showtime and is now overseeing ing the design of its Entertainment executives see a disconnect development of a series on the notori- stocks page beginning ous creep Hannibal Lecter for NBC. with Tuesday’s issue. “There are many, many other factors, The new design will in- between violence and television from mental illness to guns.” clude 10-day trends for All of those points are being consid- the S&P 500 and the DAVID BAUDER ing a series of meetings with reporters ered by Vice President Joe Biden as NASDAQ; daily recaps of AP Television Writer here during the past 10 days, none of- he prepares to make recommenda- the major markets; the fered concrete examples of how it is tions Tuesday to President Obama on top 42 stocks of local in- PASADENA, Calif. — If there’s any changing what they put on the air, or ways to curb violence. terest; daily recaps of in- soul-searching among top television if that is necessary. See SCREEN/ Page A5 terest rates; daily recaps executives about onscreen violence “I’m not a psychologist, so I’m not contributing to real-life tragedies like of commodities and the sure you can make the leap (that) a The Lionsgate movie, “Texas Chain- the Connecticut school shooting, it top 25 mutual funds. Ad- show about serial killers has caused saw 3-D,” was the top-grossing film isn’t readily apparent. the sort of problems with violence in at the box office last week, dropping ditionally, readers will be All say the horrors of Newtown and our country,” said Robert Greenblatt, to No. 9 this week. informed of news events Aurora, Colo., rocked them. But dur- who put “Dexter” on the air when he about the major compa- Associated Press nies being traded. The information is con- tained in a condensed format and is designed for ease of use. INSIDE Business climate report NATION & WORLD: County mirrors state economics PAT FAHERTY Staff writer The annual report by the Florida Department of Eco- nomic Opportunity on the condition of the state’s busi- ness climate and economic development mirrors a vari- ety of activities and initia- Fateful flight tives taking place in Citrus Pilot, navigator recall County. bomber crash from 50 While the state-level plan years ago./Page A14 takes a macro view, it en- STATE & LOCAL: compasses topics and chal- lenges regularly addressed at local levels. It includes areas such as agriculture, ecotourism, un- employment and job creation, sports development, technical skills and career education, ports and highways, health See BUSINESS/ Page A7 MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle BELOW: Bicycle enthusiasts Suncoast Bicycles store manager Michael Layo puts together a child’s mountain bike Friday at the Suncoast Bi- come from far and wide to cycles store in Inverness. Suncoast Bicycles takes advantage of Florida’s railroad history, natural environment, ride on the Withlacoochee sports, ecotourism, climate and quality of life — topics outlined in the annual report by the Florida Department of State Trail that passes New novelist Economic Opportunity on the condition of the state’s business climate and economic development. through Citrus County. Former Florida Highway Patrolman pens and publishes romance novel./Page A3 $25 million budgeted for Suncoast 2 toll road ONLINE POLL: CHRIS VAN ORMER district. Fox’s presentation began at the Staff Writer south end, with projects for Veterans Ex- Your choice? pressway in Tampa, and moved north up If you were to bet on Construction is not yet in sight, but $5.12 the Suncoast Parkway to the proposed the future of million a year for the next five years has extension. the nuclear been budgeted to spend on buying land for “The project that probably captures plant north Suncoast Parkway 2, the future extension your attention is that we’re putting some of Crystal of a state toll road through Citrus County. right-of way-funds — a small amount of River, what “Actually, we did very well,” said Bob right-of-way funds — in the proposed Sun- would it be? Clifford, director of Tampa Bay Area Re- A. Insurance won’t cover coast Parkway 2 project,” Fox said. gional Transportation Authority enough of the cost, so Fox explained some history of the proj- it’ll be permanently (TBARTA) and management consultant to ect, saying it has been curtailed for cur- mothballed. the Citrus County Transportation Plan- rent lack of funding. Design plans and B. Progress Energy/ ning Organization (TPO) about the steady right of way were finished at a 60-percent Duke has a lot invested allocation of funding on the tentative five- level before the project was paused. in the power complex, year work program. “It was certainly eas- “If the project is to move forward, there so it will get repaired ier this go-round understanding what our are a number of activities that need to be and brought back priorities were.” completed before we can initiate con- online. In September, the TPO sent a priority struction,” Fox said. “There is about $150 C. The planned nuclear list of projects to the Florida Department million-worth of right of way that still plant in Levy County of Transportation (FDOT), with Suncoast 2 needs to be acquired for this project. Per- won’t see the light of at the top. At Thursday’s TPO meeting, mits still need to be obtained. We still day, swaying company Lee Royal, community liaison with FDOT need to continue coordination with the officials to fix the Citrus District 7, presented the department’s environmental resource agencies, the nuke plant. draft five-year tentative work program for state and local governments and come D. With natural gas Citrus County, followed by a presentation back to this board for further approval and currently inexpensive, by Randy Fox, planning manager for arrange public hearings.” company officials will go Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise with FTE’s that route and scrap five-year tentative work program for the See SUNCOAST/ Page A7 any nuclear plant plans. To vote, visit www. chronicleonline.com. Click on the word “Opinion” in the menu to see the poll. Results will appear next Monday. Find last Raise your score, improve your love life week’s online poll results./Page A4 ove handles, bad There’s even a dating Here’s stuff you should know and severity of late payments; the breath or psycho- website, Datemycredit about raising your credit score: number, type and age of accounts INDEX Lstalker tendencies score.com, where people ■ A credit score is determined by and total debt. Comics ....................B6 aren’t necessarily top- can find credit score- a summary of your credit history ■ The two biggest red flags: late Crossword ................B5 rung romantic-relation- compatible matches. going back several years. or missed payments and maxed-out Editorial..................A12 ship deal-breakers in the Love, thy number is Payment history accounts for 35 credit cards or loans. Entertainment ..........B4 current day and age. 700-plus. percent of your overall score, level ■ An excellent score is in the 700s Horoscope ................B4 According to a recent Single or not, your of debt is 30 percent, length of or above; 620 is teetering between Lottery Numbers ......B3 New York Times report, credit score factors into credit history is 15 percent, number good and bad credit and below 600 Lottery Payouts ........B3 when a potential para- many major areas of life, and diversity of loans and credit ac- is considered high risk. Movies ......................B6 mour asks for your num- whether you’re applying counts is 10 percent and how many ■ The Fair Credit Reporting Act Obituaries ................A6 Nancy Kennedy ber, he or she might not for financing on a car or times you try to get new credit is (FCRA) requires Equifax, Experian TV Listings................B5 STUFF YOU and TransUnion to provide con- Classifieds ................B7 be talking about your applying for a job, 10 percent. phone number. SHOULD whether you’re trying to According to information from sumers with a free copy of their Instead, the number KNOW rent furniture or an Experian, a national consumer re- credit report once every 12 months. that could determine a apartment or buy a porting company along with The reports are free; however, first or second date — or a marriage house. If your score’s too low, you Equifax and TransUnion, credit proposal — is your credit score. may be turned down. scores are impacted by: the number See STUFF/ Page A5 A2 MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2013 CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE Annual Hearing Test: SMART Free Annual Hearing Test: GENIUS If you want to pay more for better hearing... THAT’S YOUR BUSINESS! If you want to pay LESS... THAT’S OUR BUSINESS! ATTENTION FEDERAL WORKERS AND RETIREES You may qualify for FREE Rechargeable Hearing Aids (no need to change batteries!) ACT TODAY! To avoid waiting you MUST call ahead for an appointment. YOU NEED TO CALL IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE Has difficulty hearing outdoors, in restaurants or home. Problems following conversation, especially in groups Frequently ask others to repeat themselves Strain to understand certain people’s voices or words Seems like people mumble, you want them to speak up Are told you play the T.V.
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