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• Balloon blitz promotes Disney's 'Oz,' studio franchise strategy Friday, 1 Mar 2013 | 6:59 AM ET

  LOS ANGELES, March 1- A bright blue hot-air balloon whisked James Franco to the premiere of his new Walt Disney Co movie, "Oz the Great and Powerful," delivering the star to Hollywood Boulevard where he walked an emerald green carpet with a yellow-brick road into the El Capitan Theatre.

• Ford says no big impact on Feb U.S. sales due to NE storm Sunday, 10 Feb 2013 | 1:37 PM ET

  ORLANDO, Fla., Feb 10- Ford Motor Co sees no major impact on February U.S. auto sales due to the weekend storm that hit the Northeast, a company executive said on Sunday. Ken Czubay, head of U.S. sales, service and marketing for Ford, said that unlike Superstorm Sandy that struck the same area last October, no significant infrastructure damage is expected.

• Ford to offer $750,000 match for U.S. dealer investment Sunday, 10 Feb 2013 | 1:23 PM ET

  ORLANDO, Fla., Feb 10- Ford Motor Co will offer dollar-for-dollar matching funds to its 3,100 U.S. dealers to upgrade their shops, from new construction to improved digital programs, Ford executives said on Sunday. Jim Farley, Ford's global chief for sales, service and marketing, said he hopes all of Ford's U.S. dealers will participate.

• Chrysler says Alfa Romeo will eventually outsell Fiat in U.S. Saturday, 9 Feb 2013 | 8:39 PM ET

  ORLANDO, Fla., Feb 9- Fiat SpA's Alfa Romeo will outsell stablemate Fiat in the United States once the sporty brand gets a foothold in its new market and expands to sell larger models, an executive with Fiat-owned Chrysler Group said on Saturday.

• AutoNation's chief warns of reckoning for autos, U.S. economy Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | 3:39 PM ET

  ORLANDO, Florida, Feb 8- The U.S. auto industry and the nation's economy face a reckoning despite recent gains in economic growth and vehicle sales, both fueled by stimulus programs, the head of the largest U.S. auto dealer group said on Friday.

• Apollo, Six Flags explore SeaWorld buyout-sources Thursday, 17 Jan 2013 | 12:57 AM ET

  Orlando, Florida- based SeaWorld, controlled by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, filed for an initial public offering in December but is also in talks with potential buyers in what is known as a "dual track" process, Reuters reported previously.

• US Congress subpoenas co-owner of meningitis-linked pharmacy Tuesday, 6 Nov 2012 | 10:00 PM ET

  BOSTON, Nov 6- The chief pharmacist at the company linked to the deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak has received a subpoena to appear before a congressional committee after he declined to appear voluntarily.

• Hospital chief new Fla. Chamber of Commerce chair Thursday, 1 Nov 2012 | 11:33 AM ET

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-- Orlando hospital executive Lars Houmann is the Florida Chamber of Commerce's new chairman. The business group announced Houmann's election on Wednesday as board chairman for 2012-13. He will succeed Anthony Connelly, senior vice president of Walt Disney Parks& Resorts, on Nov. 1, and serve a one-year term.

• UPDATE 5-Hurricane Sandy slogs toward U.S., 41 killed in Caribbean Friday, 26 Oct 2012 | 11:04 PM ET

  MIAMI, Oct 26- Hurricane Sandy, a late-season Atlantic cyclone that threatens to be one of the worst storms to hit the U.S. Northeast in decades, slogged slowly northward on Friday after killing at least 41 people in the Caribbean.

• UPDATE 4-Hurricane Sandy kills 41 in Caribbean, targets U.S. Friday, 26 Oct 2012 | 7:31 PM ET

  NASSAU, Oct 26- Hurricane Sandy, a late-season Atlantic storm unlike anything seen in more than two decades, slogged slowly toward the U.S. East Coast on Friday after killing at least 41 people as it cut across the Caribbean.

• UPDATE 3-Hurricane Sandy slogs toward U.S., kills 34 in Caribbean Friday, 26 Oct 2012 | 6:05 PM ET

  NASSAU, Oct 26- Slow-moving Hurricane Sandy, a late season Atlantic storm unlike anything seen in more than two decades, slogged toward the U.S. East Coast on Friday after killing at least 34 people on a path destruction across the Caribbean.

• Big jump in young adults moving out of state Thursday, 25 Oct 2012 | 9:20 AM ET

  The latest numbers show that young adults 25-29 are the primary out-of-state movers; they had the biggest gain in 13 years as they struck out on their own to test the job market in urban, high-tech meccas such as Washington, D.C.; Denver; Portland, Ore.; Seattle; and Austin, Texas.

• Tupperware's 3Q results more than quadruple Wednesday, 24 Oct 2012 | 10:43 AM ET

  NEW YORK-- Tupperware Brands Corp.' s third-quarter net income more than quadrupled from a year ago, bolstered by strong sales in its emerging markets. The seller of food-storage containers and other home products, based in Orlando, Fla., also raised its profit outlook, sending shares up more than 7 percent.

• Steelers ex-doc has no comment on steroid charges Friday, 19 Oct 2012 | 3:08 PM ET

  PITTSBURGH-- A former Pittsburgh Steelers doctor and his defense attorney declined to comment at his initial federal court appearance on illegal steroid-distribution and other charges. Richard Rydze to be jailed over the weekend until another appearance Monday.

• Feds: Steelers ex-doc prescribed illegal steroids Friday, 19 Oct 2012 | 11:43 AM ET

  PITTSBURGH-- A former Pittsburgh Steelers doctor who left the team after investigators questioned his bulk purchase of anabolic steroids has been indicted for illegally prescribing the muscle-building aids and other drugs.

• Gunman kills 3, self in Florida salon shooting Friday, 19 Oct 2012 | 8:14 AM ET

  CASSELBERRY, Fla.-- A gunman opened fire at a central Florida beauty salon Thursday, killing three women and wounding the manager, who had asked for a restraining order against him, police said.

• Marriott Vacations posts 3Q net income, revenue up Thursday, 18 Oct 2012 | 12:51 AM ET

  ORLANDO, Fla.-- Timeshare company Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. reported a slim profit on higher revenue in the third quarter and raised its forecast for the year on strength in its North American operations.

• Disney announces weekly park surprises for 2013 Wednesday, 17 Oct 2012 | 7:56 AM ET

  NEW YORK-- Social media will be a big component of a new program announced by Disney Wednesday in which the company's parks in California and Florida will feature weekly surprise themes and events.

• Political ads blitz viewers, risk voter turnoff Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012 | 8:37 AM ET

  "It's just way too much," says Scot French, a history professor at the University of Central Florida. He lives along the swing-voting Interstate 4 corridor that will play an important role in deciding whether President Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins the state, and perhaps the White House.

• Florida billionaire tells employees Obama a threat to their jobs Wednesday, 10 Oct 2012 | 8:38 PM ET

  ORLANDO, Fla., Oct 10- A Florida billionaire has told his employees he could be forced to lay off some of them if U.S. David Siegel, the owner of Orlando- based Westgate Resorts, the largest privately held time-share company in the world, said in an email to the firm's 7,000 employees this week that he did not want to influence how they voted.