 Business News for Orlando and Central Florida
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- 09/02/10 - OBR Minute: 9/2/10 – Geico, as Magic’s founding partner
The Orlando Magic have signed Geico as the fourth founding partner for Amway Center, its new $480 million arena opening in October. The insurance firm signed a five-year deal valued in seven figures annually. In turn, Geico receives naming rights to a seven-level parking garage being built next to the arena and a skywalk connecting the two buildings. Geico [...]
- 09/01/10 - OBR Minute: 9/1/10 – Orlando ranks 19th for TV markets
According to Nielsen, Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne will remain the nation’s No. 19 TV market for the 2010-2011 TV season. For the 2010-2011 broadcast season, Nielsen estimates the total number of TV households in the U.S. will rise to 115.9 million, an increase of one million homes from last year. He also estimates an increase of more [...]
- 08/31/10 - OBR Minute: 8/31/10 – How to answer your phone professionally
Sometimes the first impression we give our customers is through the phone and in order to ensure customers are being treated well it is important to follow these simple steps when answering the phone. 1. Answer phone calls before the third ring. Most people are already annoyed if the phone rings for too long so [...]
- 08/26/10 - OBR Minute: 8/26/10 – Magic makes deal with Anheuser-Busch
The Orlando Magic signed a three-year deal with Anheuser-Busch for naming rights to the Budweiser Baseline Bar, a premium-style lounge that will be available to all patrons at new Amway Center. The 8,700-square-foot bar is on the main concourse behind the basket in the building’s south end zone. There is no food served in the lounge, but four [...]
- 08/25/10 - OBR Minute: 8/25/10 – Orlando No. 9 for top Labor Day destinations
The annual report by the online travel company reported Orlando ranked No. 9 among destinations for travel based on air and hotel bookings made on Orbitz.com for the Labor Day weekend. The average daily hotel rate booked via Orbitz.com was $79. Las Vegas was ranked as the top destination for this year’s Labor Day weekend, [...]
- 08/24/10 - OBR Minute: 8/24/10 – SeaWorld confronts a $75,000 fine
Due to a federal investigation into the death of an animal trainer at the Orlando theme park in February, SeaWorld confronts three safety violations and a $75,000 fine. One of the three citations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA Aug. 23 against SeaWorld of Florida LLC was designated as “willful,” or committed with “plain indifference [...]
- 08/19/10 - OBR Minute: 8/19/10 – Business Incubator at Daytona Airport
The University of Central Florida is preparing to open a business incubation office at the Daytona Beach International Airport. According to Tom O’Neal, founder and executive director of the incubation program, a location at the airport has already been selected, and renovation work — approximately $1 million worth — will begin before the end of this year for [...]
- 08/18/10 - OBR Minute: 8/18/10 – Lawsuit between Bert Fish Foundation and FL Hospital
The Bert Fish Foundation Inc. filed a lawsuit against Adventist Health System, the parent company of Florida Hospital, over the July 1 hospital alliance concerning Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach. The suit, filed in the 7th Judicial Circuit Court, claims that merger transactions broke the state’s Sunshine Law. . Bert Fish Medical Center and Florida [...]
- 08/17/10 - OBR Minute: 8/17/10 – Disney Entrepreneur center expecting to move
The Disney Entrepreneur Center is deciding whether to  move from downtown Orlando to Orlando Fashion Square mall. The center’s board was expected to meet in order to decide whether to pursue signing a five-year lease for approximately 21,000 square feet of space on the north end of the Orlando Fashion Square mall. If the deal becomes [...]
- 08/12/10 - OBR Minute: 8/12/10 – Increase in Orlando gas prices
AAA Auto Club South said, motorists in Central Florida can expect to see gas prices rise a few cents this week in response to the slight price increase of crude oil. Economic news will continue to be a strong influence on the price of crude oil. In its report last week, the U.S. Labor Department showed [...]
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