ADVISORY/Chronicle Communications, Inc. Announces the April 20th Grand Opening Celebration of its Tampa, Florida Technology & Printing Center.

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ADVISORY...for Thursday (April 20)

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Chronicle Communications Inc., (OTCBB:CRNC), (http://www.chronicleinc.com) announced Monday that it has set the date of Thursday, April 20, 2000 between the hours of 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM for a Grand Opening Celebration and Media Day for its Tampa, Florida technology and printing facility.

The local media is invited as Chronicle plans to launch an aggressive advertising campaign including local billboards, national direct response and Internet marketing. The new facility houses Chronicle Commercial Printing, Inc., a web-offset printing business serving local clientele as well as Company owned publications. Complete with digital "disk-to-film" output, the center is designed for clientele convenience utilizing Internet technology. The Company will display its technology training facility as well as the new AmeriComp Computers, Inc. catalog design and hardware assembly area.

Clientele, potential customers, shareholders, general public and media representatives are invited and will be given media kits and samples of advertising and other collateral material. Please call Lori Riscile at 813/630 2762 to register for the event. The event will chronologically depict the Company's history. The Company expects to announce three new names for the Company and two of its subsidiaries. G. Andre Delporte of Creative Intelligence Associates, Inc. of Palm Harbor, Florida will be on-hand to present the new market position as Chronicle's Chairman, John V. Whitman, Jr. unveils the new logos. There will be a demonstration of the printing process featuring the new Raghbeer Fast 300 press. This press release updates a previously announced, tentative March date.

"I am extremely proud of the hard work our staff has put forth to make this event possible. In Chronicle's four-year history we have grown from a small publisher of hometown shoppers to an emerging growth technology company with a sure fire plan for business-to-business marketing and Internet related programming. Our commercial printing operations have matured and continue to grow. Management's aggressive clean up of the Company's balance sheet make this open house an event at which to showcase our commitment to excellence and growth for the future." Said John V. Whitman, Jr. Chairman of Chronicle Communications, Inc.

Special Note: Management believes certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are made on the basis of management's views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of the time the statements are made. Actual results may differ from those expressed or implied. Such differences may result from actions taken by the company prior to its current fiscal year end, as well as from developments beyond the company's control, including changes in global economic conditions that may, among other things, affect the performance of the company's anticipated acquisitions or future business. In addition, changes in domestic competitive and economic conditions may also affect performance of all significant company businesses.