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The Orlando theme park operator plans to sell 20 million shares, priced anywhere from $24-$27 each, reports CNBC's Kayla Tausche.
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RALEIGH, N.C.-- Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit. The two-time presidential candidate and former North Carolina senator is scheduled to appear June 6 at a private retreat in Orlando, Fla., for lawyer clients of the marketing firm PMP.
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ORLANDO, Fla., May 14- BlackBerry announced plans on Tuesday to offer its popular instant messaging system on rival devices and introduced a new mid-tier smartphone targeted at countries where its faded brand remains strong.
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BlackBerry, renamed from Research In Motion, had been the market leader but over the past few years has bled market share to Apple Inc's iPhone and Samsung Electronics Co's popular line of Galaxy devices powered by Google's Android operating system.
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ORLANDO, Fla., May 14- BlackBerry unveiled a new mid-tier smartphone device with a physical keyboard on Tuesday, the feature that still sets it apart from most rivals, and said its make-or-break new devices had put the company back on "solid ground."
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-- With tens of thousands of foreclosure cases clogged in the state's courts, the Florida Supreme Court is signing off on a plan to use lawyers _ and not judges _ to handle them. Matt Weidner, a St. Petersburg attorney, called it an "attack on consumers."
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NEW YORK, May 8- AT&T Inc has set up a subsidiary to offer prepaid wireless services under the Aio Wireless brand, as the No. 2 U.S. mobile service provider looks to compete better with smaller rivals such as T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Nextel Corp, the company said on Thursday.
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Mike Coffman, R- Colo., said the Veterans Affairs Department's oversight of major constructions projects doesn't meet industrial standards and described it as dysfunctional. The medical centers that have been delayed are in Las Vegas; Orlando, Fla.; Denver; and New Orleans.
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By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, May 7- Media giant Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger said Disney parks drew more visitors thanks to investments in new attractions such as Cars Land at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, and the expansion of Fantasyland at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
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May 7- Whole Foods Market Inc said on Tuesday store sales have rebounded as it expands efforts to lower prices and reach beyond its core of upscale shoppers by adding more locations, and its shares rose more than 8 percent after hours.
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Disney is looking to the power of planning to help keep people spending at Walt Disney World in Florida. Disney began testing MyMagic+ in Florida in December. RESPONSE: We have known for a really long time that getting our visitors to Walt Disney World to make decisions about where they spend their time before they leave home is a powerful driver of visits per guest.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- Southwest Airlines Co. has already begun scheduling its first flights to and from Memphis _ a move that Memphians are hoping will bring down the cost of air travel. The company website shows that flights to and from Memphis begin Nov. 3 and significant discounts are offered by booking online.
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ORLANDO, Fla., May 6- A lawyer for a Florida man charged in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin is asking a judge to bar voice-recognition experts from testifying at his murder trial on grounds their techniques are not scientifically valid. Last year, an FBI expert said a voice analysis of the call was inconclusive.
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NEW YORK, May 3- When Roger Simmermaker went shopping for clothes at a Florida mall in the mid-1990s, he wanted to buy American, but to his frustration, he couldn't find anything made in the U.S.A..
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NEW YORK, May 3- When Roger Simmermaker went shopping for clothes at a Florida mall in the mid-1990s, he wanted to buy American, but to his frustration, he couldn't find anything made in the U.S.A..
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NEW YORK, May 2- Nearly three-quarters of Americans are planning to take a summer break and many will be heading to the beach, which is the most popular vacation getaway, according to a report released on Thursday by online travel company Orbitz.
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ORLANDO, Fla., April 26- Representatives of a national organization of mothers were prevented on Thursday from delivering a petition to Walt Disney World accusing it of trying to block laws that would require companies to provide paid sick leave for employees.
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More than US $8.5 bn in private-label CMBS has been marketed to investors so far in April, including a new JP Morgan conduit for US $1.2 bn, JPMCC 2013- LC11, that was announced on Friday. A further US $2.8 bn in government-backed Freddie Mac multi-family deals have also priced this month, according to IFR and Thomson Reuters data.
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New York's LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports reported delays of more than an hour, and Philadelphia international airport also reported delays due to furloughs, the FAA said.
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April 18- Blackstone Group LP's SeaWorld Entertainment Inc priced its initial public offering of 26 million shares at $27 per share, the top end of its planned price range, according to an underwriter. Orlando, Florida- based SeaWorld' s IPO raised $702 million and valued the theme-park operator at slightly over $2.5 billion.
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The Orlando theme park operator plans to sell 20 million shares, priced anywhere from $24-$27 each, reports CNBC's Kayla Tausche.