SCOTT DEAN BORAS Owner, president Scott Boras Corp. Born in Sacramento, Nov. 2, 1952 Lives in Newport Coast Baseball's super agent, considered one of most powerful in U.S. sports. Offseason headlines included New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez remaining with team after flirting with free agency. Negotiated details for $275 million,...
Morris Newman's June Deals column, "Disney Spins Negative Fantasia About Housing," is off the mark, citing misinformation and wrongly taking Disney to task on Anaheim housing issues. As the former director of the California Department of Housing and Community Development, and now as President and CEO of the Orange County...
MIAMI AFP — Authorities found no trauma in a four-year-old boy who died Monday on a space flight simulator at Epcot Center, one of Disney's theme parks in Florida, and said that more tests would be carried out to determine his cause of death. "There was no evidence of...
By Andrew Bluth, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--ANAHEIM, Calif.--Movie theaters will take a step toward the future this weekend as Miramax Films premiers its latest movie, "Spy Kids," at Disney's California Adventure theme park. ...
By Danielle Herubin, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 6--The energetic mini-coaster at Disney's new Calfornia Adventure has been shut down after three accidents in less than a month were reported to the state under the requirements of...
KATHLEEN ARDEN BRONSTEIN Vice Chairman/CEO Wet Seal, Inc. Born in Miami, Fla., Sept. 17, 1957 Lives in Irvine Once known primarily as an expert at spotting winning fashion trends, she's built a reputation as an accomplished CEO, in charge of the largest company run by a woman in OC. Runs...
Feb. 18--'SCIENCE GUY' SUES DISNEY: Walt Disney Co. is being sued by public-television personality Bill Nye over $550,000 he says the company agreed to pay him for using his likeness on attractions at Disney's EPCOT Center theme park. Feb. 18--'SCIENCE GUY' SUES DISNEY: Walt...
Feb. 21--About 15,000 Walt Disney Co. shareholders and groupies converging at the company's annual meeting at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim on Tuesday will witness more than the typical Disney fireworks. Feb. 21--About 15,000 Walt Disney Co. shareholders and groupies converging...
ANAHEIM, Calif.--Jul. 22--Disney's proposed California Adventure theme park appears poised to whiz to completion with the speed of a powerful locomotive -- with only a few yellow caution lights that could slow it down or derail it. ANAHEIM, Calif.--Jul. 22--Disney's proposed California Adventure theme park...
Aug. 1--As it moves into global broadcasting in a big way, Disney is keeping its pencils to the paper on a project close to its roots -- the proposed Disneyland expansion. Aug. 1--As it moves into global broadcasting in a big way, Disney is keeping its...
Dec. 27--The Grand Hotel will close Jan. 5, Walt Disney Co. officials confirmed Tuesday. About 160 hotel workers will lose their jobs to the closure, which quickens speculation about what Disney will do with the property. The 242- room hotel sits on 11Dec. 27--The Grand Hotel will...
Jan. 4--While Walt Disney Co. officials are carefully orchestrating their shareholder meeting in New York today to approve the acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC, a cadre of planners is quietly laboring on Disney projects that would remake Orange CountyJan. 4--While Walt Disney Co. officials are carefully orchestrating ...
Jul. 22--ANAHEIM, Calif.--Disney's plans to open a third park in Anaheim should boost tourism in Orange County and, hence, the county's economy, local business experts said Friday. Jul. 22--ANAHEIM, Calif.--Disney's plans to open a third park in Anaheim should boost tourism in Orange County...
ANAHEIM, Calif.--Feb. 5--About 1,250 union workers at the Disneyland and Disney Pacific hotels ratified a three-year contract with the Walt Disney Co. that includes increases of about 3 percent a year. ANAHEIM, Calif.--Feb. 5--About 1,250 union workers at the Disneyland and...
Byline: Ed Schmidt Jr. WHAT'S NEW The largest public works project in Orange County history, the Orange County Convention Center Phase Five expansion, debuted last September, adding 950,282 gross square feet of exhibition space. In ...
ANAHEIM, Calif.--Aug. 1--Think of the California Angels as "Ellen" and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as "Home Improvement." In the Walt Disney Co.'s $19 billion acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC, Disney's Anaheim-based sports divisionANAHEIM, Calif.--Aug. 1--Think of the California Angels as "Ellen" and the Mighty Ducks of...
In an effort to spark interest in its digital-cable service, Cox Communications Inc.'s Orange County, Calif., division joined forces with the Disneyland theme park for a consumer promotion that launches Wednesday (Nov. 15). The "Magic fr In an...
