Orlando Business News

jzquince69 · October 25th, 2007, 11:30 PM

Busch Entertainment Corp. of St. Louis, is moving it's corporate HQ to Orlando.

Busch Entertainment Corp., the parent company of SeaWorld Orlando and eight other theme parks, is moving its HQ to Orlando from St. Louis. The announcement was made Wednesday evening by the Anheuser-Busch Companies, Busch Entertainment's parent corporation.

Jim Atchison, who has been executive VP and GM of SeaWorld Orlando and Discovery Cove since 2003, was named president and CFO of Busch Entertainment. Busch Entertainment has over 26,000 employees and earned $1.25 billion in revenue last year.

FLAWDA-FELLA · October 26th, 2007, 12:09 AM

Looks like some good news for the "O". I wonder what area will the company plan to build its new HQ facility at??

SkyDiveJunkee · October 26th, 2007, 01:46 AM

^ They still have quite a bit of their own unused land at Seaworld/Discovery Cove/Aqua. I imagine they'll build in the I-Drive/Westwood Blvd area.

jzquince69 · October 26th, 2007, 11:20 PM

a longer article mentioned dozens of executives being moved to Orlando... not sure how much office space they'd need... perhaps the Harcourt Publishing building off of Westwood... we'll see.

jzquince69 · November 1st, 2007, 11:32 PM

Lufthansa started service from MCO-FRA on Oct. 30.

Aer Lingus started similar service the previous week or so (non-stop flights to Europe).

article in the Slantinel said that w/re to OIA vs. MIA, 2-9% of OIA passengers use the first & business class premium seats compared to 9-20% from their MIA counterparts. Reason being that Miami is bigger and there's more $$$ there ala companies, etc. But that is changing...

jzquince69 · November 9th, 2007, 05:26 PM

I think Darden acquired Capital Grille and Logan's from their parent company.

jzquince69 · November 14th, 2007, 01:15 PM

last week the AMA convention of heart surgeons was at OCCC. I think something like 35k delegates.

this week is the theme park industry related convention; I going to try and go.

orlandonative · November 14th, 2007, 02:39 PM

Isin't the Auto Show this weekend?

jzquince69 · November 14th, 2007, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by orlandonative

Isin't the Auto Show this weekend?

yesssss.... I need to check my dates me thinks...

lamsalfl · November 19th, 2007, 10:08 PM

It's too bad that they probably won't build a skyscraper downtown. I'd love for a company to move in or home grown company to erect a downtown skyscraper. When you go to Dallas you see CompUSA, Pizza Hut, FedExKinko's, etc. skyscapers, which makes the city glow with prosperity to out-of-towners.

jzquince69 · January 18th, 2008, 03:34 PM

-Martin Lockheed was awarded the $29M Hellfire II contract for the US Army. Some mfg to take place in Ocala as well.

-Chelsea (Premium Outlets) bought Dixie Stampede; the mall makes over $1,000 sf which tops out every other one of it's 20+ properties worldwide. Premium is in the middle of a 30+ store expansion; no announcement on what they'll do with the property.

jzquince69 · January 21st, 2008, 06:27 PM

Rudy just got done speaking at the Presidential Ballroom at CSS an hour or two ago.

jzquince69 · January 22nd, 2008, 10:05 PM

ALDI supermarkets is entering the Florida market. This is last year's news. Apparently, they are looking at a Haines City location for warehousing and opening up a Polk county location along with 20 or so others in CFLA. They have a business address off of Vineland south of LB McLeod in Orlando. No news as to where the individual locations will be yet.

jzquince69 · February 18th, 2008, 04:41 PM

Nemours: (OBJ posted earlier)

The long-awaited deal to bring a Nemours children's hospital to Orlando is finally done. A spokesman for the state Agency for Health Care Administration confirmed over the weekend that regulators have signed off on the agreement in principle reached between the Nemours Foundation of Jacksonville and Central Florida's two largest health-care providers, Orlando Regional Healthcare and Florida Hospital.

lamsalfl · February 19th, 2008, 08:42 AM

jzquince69 · February 22nd, 2008, 11:55 PM

Universal Orlando posts highest net income in 2007 (from the Sentinel):

Universal Orlando announced that its 2007 fiscal year finished strong enough for the company to enjoy its highest net income yet, $92 million, more than twice what was posted in 2006.

In advance of the company's fourth-quarter 2007 earnings report, which is to be posted with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission later, Universal City Development Partners announced that its total attendance for its Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure theme parks was up 3 percent in 2007...

jzquince69 · March 7th, 2008, 03:49 PM

Darden's new HQ is U/C at the SW corner of JYP & 528, about a mile from Grande Lakes.

jzquince69 · November 18th, 2008, 12:20 AM

some sort of Mayors' symposium hosted in Orlando at Universal last Friday, the day of the shuttle launch. from what I heard most Mayors of hundreds of US cities... except, I don't think they hosted any kind of reception downtown afterwards. but, it makes sense... market the tourist district to northern cities' representatives...

Hia-leah JDM · November 18th, 2008, 04:12 AM

How have the parks reacted to the economic situation? Have they been afected or will we see in a couple of months?

jzquince69 · December 17th, 2008, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jzquince69

ALDI supermarkets is entering the Florida market. This is last year's news. Apparently, they are looking at a Haines City location for warehousing and opening up a Polk county location along with 20 or so others in CFLA. They have a business address off of Vineland south of LB McLeod in Orlando. No news as to where the individual locations will be yet.

I noticed at least a couple of ALDI's that have opened up in Orlando-- one off of 436 & Curry Ford and another on 50 near Kirkman I think. I haven't been inside one yet though.

October 25th, 2007, 11:30 PM	#1
jzquince69 jimmy Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: orlando Posts: 2,480 Likes (Received): 8	Orlando Business News Busch Entertainment Corp. of St. Louis, is moving it's corporate HQ to Orlando. Busch Entertainment Corp., the parent company of SeaWorld Orlando and eight other theme parks, is moving its HQ to Orlando from St. Louis. The announcement was made Wednesday evening by the Anheuser-Busch Companies, Busch Entertainment's parent corporation. Jim Atchison, who has been executive VP and GM of SeaWorld Orlando and Discovery Cove since 2003, was named president and CFO of Busch Entertainment. Busch Entertainment has over 26,000 employees and earned $1.25 billion in revenue last year.

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October 26th, 2007, 12:09 AM	#2
FLAWDA-FELLA Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tampa/Jacksonville Posts: 2,133 Likes (Received): 12	Looks like some good news for the "O". I wonder what area will the company plan to build its new HQ facility at??

October 26th, 2007, 01:46 AM	#3
SkyDiveJunkee Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,493 Likes (Received): 10	^ They still have quite a bit of their own unused land at Seaworld/Discovery Cove/Aqua. I imagine they'll build in the I-Drive/Westwood Blvd area.

October 26th, 2007, 11:20 PM	#4
jzquince69 jimmy Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: orlando Posts: 2,480 Likes (Received): 8	a longer article mentioned dozens of executives being moved to Orlando... not sure how much office space they'd need... perhaps the Harcourt Publishing building off of Westwood... we'll see.

November 1st, 2007, 11:32 PM	#5
jzquince69 jimmy Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: orlando Posts: 2,480 Likes (Received): 8	Lufthansa started service from MCO-FRA on Oct. 30. Aer Lingus started similar service the previous week or so (non-stop flights to Europe). article in the Slantinel said that w/re to OIA vs. MIA, 2-9% of OIA passengers use the first & business class premium seats compared to 9-20% from their MIA counterparts. Reason being that Miami is bigger and there's more $$$ there ala companies, etc. But that is changing...

November 9th, 2007, 05:26 PM	#6
jzquince69 jimmy Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: orlando Posts: 2,480 Likes (Received): 8	I think Darden acquired Capital Grille and Logan's from their parent company.

November 14th, 2007, 01:15 PM	#7
jzquince69 jimmy Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: orlando Posts: 2,480 Likes (Received): 8	last week the AMA convention of heart surgeons was at OCCC. I think something like 35k delegates. this week is the theme park industry related convention; I going to try and go.

November 14th, 2007, 02:39 PM	#8
orlandonative Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 239 Likes (Received): 0	Isin't the Auto Show this weekend?

November 19th, 2007, 10:08 PM	#10
lamsalfl Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 297 Likes (Received): 0	It's too bad that they probably won't build a skyscraper downtown. I'd love for a company to move in or home grown company to erect a downtown skyscraper. When you go to Dallas you see CompUSA, Pizza Hut, FedExKinko's, etc. skyscapers, which makes the city glow with prosperity to out-of-towners.

January 18th, 2008, 03:34 PM	#11
jzquince69 jimmy Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: orlando Posts: 2,480 Likes (Received): 8	-Martin Lockheed was awarded the $29M Hellfire II contract for the US Army. Some mfg to take place in Ocala as well. -Chelsea (Premium Outlets) bought Dixie Stampede; the mall makes over $1,000 sf which tops out every other one of it's 20+ properties worldwide. Premium is in the middle of a 30+ store expansion; no announcement on what they'll do with the property.

January 21st, 2008, 06:27 PM	#12
jzquince69 jimmy Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: orlando Posts: 2,480 Likes (Received): 8	Rudy just got done speaking at the Presidential Ballroom at CSS an hour or two ago.

January 22nd, 2008, 10:05 PM	#13
jzquince69 jimmy Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: orlando Posts: 2,480 Likes (Received): 8	ALDI supermarkets is entering the Florida market. This is last year's news. Apparently, they are looking at a Haines City location for warehousing and opening up a Polk county location along with 20 or so others in CFLA. They have a business address off of Vineland south of LB McLeod in Orlando. No news as to where the individual locations will be yet.

February 18th, 2008, 04:41 PM	#14
jzquince69 jimmy Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: orlando Posts: 2,480 Likes (Received): 8	Nemours: (OBJ posted earlier) The long-awaited deal to bring a Nemours children's hospital to Orlando is finally done. A spokesman for the state Agency for Health Care Administration confirmed over the weekend that regulators have signed off on the agreement in principle reached between the Nemours Foundation of Jacksonville and Central Florida's two largest health-care providers, Orlando Regional Healthcare and Florida Hospital.

February 19th, 2008, 08:42 AM	#15
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February 22nd, 2008, 11:55 PM	#16
jzquince69 jimmy Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: orlando Posts: 2,480 Likes (Received): 8	Universal Orlando posts highest net income in 2007 (from the Sentinel): Universal Orlando announced that its 2007 fiscal year finished strong enough for the company to enjoy its highest net income yet, $92 million, more than twice what was posted in 2006. In advance of the company's fourth-quarter 2007 earnings report, which is to be posted with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission later, Universal City Development Partners announced that its total attendance for its Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure theme parks was up 3 percent in 2007...

March 7th, 2008, 03:49 PM	#17
jzquince69 jimmy Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: orlando Posts: 2,480 Likes (Received): 8	Darden's new HQ is U/C at the SW corner of JYP & 528, about a mile from Grande Lakes.

November 18th, 2008, 12:20 AM	#18
jzquince69 jimmy Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: orlando Posts: 2,480 Likes (Received): 8	some sort of Mayors' symposium hosted in Orlando at Universal last Friday, the day of the shuttle launch. from what I heard most Mayors of hundreds of US cities... except, I don't think they hosted any kind of reception downtown afterwards. but, it makes sense... market the tourist district to northern cities' representatives...

November 18th, 2008, 04:12 AM	#19
Hia-leah JDM Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 2,794 Likes (Received): 35	How have the parks reacted to the economic situation? Have they been afected or will we see in a couple of months?