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Pressure on Bangladesh, retailers to fix factories

...dozen other international retailers who used garment factories in the collapsed building.After the Tazreen fire where Walt Disney Co. branded clothing was found, the company in March added Bangladesh to a list of countries where it prohibits any...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-03/pressure-bangladesh-retail
Annette Funicello dead at 70

...faith.Funicello died Monday at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, Calif., of complications from MS, the Walt Disney Co. said. She was 70 and had dropped from public view years ago."She really had a tough existence," Avalon said...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/national/2013-04-08/annette-funicello-dead-70
Factory where fire killed 112 made clothes for Wal-Mart, Sears, other

...said its merchandise was being produced there without its approval through a vendor, which has since been fired. The Walt Disney Co. said its records indicate that none of its licensees have been permitted to make Disney-brand products at the factory...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-11-28/factory-where-fire-killed-
Mike Bobinski introduced as Georgia Tech's athletic director

...baseball team. A certified public accountant, he initially worked in the business world, including a stint with the Walt Disney Co., before moving into college athletics at his alma mater in 1984.Just to make sure he blends in at his new school...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/georgia-tech/2013-01-18/mike-bobinski-introd
Hawaii goes authentic to attract tourists

...place they live in and a special place they work at, they, in turn, will convey it to every guest," she said.The Walt Disney Co., a master of creating make-believe worlds, has taken the concept farther. The global entertainment giant chose...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/2012-09-13/hawaii-goes-authentic-attract-touri
Angels win Pujols sweepstakes

...Angel fans and I could not be more excited," said owner Arte Moreno, who bought the team for $184 million from The Walt Disney Co. in 2003, a year after its only title.Despite a top-four payroll this year, the Angels languished to a second-place...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/baseball/2011-12-08/angels-win-pujols-sweeps
NBC locks up Olympic rights through 2020

...We put our best foot forward with a compelling offer that included the enthusiastic participation of all of The Walt Disney Co.'s considerable assets."In the last rights auction in 2003, NBC outbid Fox and ESPN to secure the 2010 and 2012...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2011-06-07/nbc-locks-olympic-rights
'Pooh' craving a sweet spot between old, new

LOS ANGELES -- When the filmmakers of Winnie the Pooh were tasked by the Walt Disney Co. with creating a new story about the honey-loving bear two years ago, they had no interest in computer-generating Pooh and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/2011-07-13/pooh-craving-sweet-spot-betwee
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies at 56

...computer-age contemporary Bill Gates and has drawn comparisons to other creative geniuses such as Walt Disney. Jobs died as Walt Disney Co.'s largest shareholder, a by-product of his decision to sell computer animation studio Pixar in 2006.Perhaps...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2011-10-05/apple-co-founder-steve-job
Business news

...the past couple of days, after a dismal start to the week.Disney chief executive will stay until 2015LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger will step down as CEO in March 2015 after nearly a decade at the helm, setting in motion...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2011-10-07/business-news