Globest Sectors

ORLANDO-The host of TV's Bill Nye the Science Guy charged the theme park company illegally used his likeness on attractions at Epcot at Lake Buena Vista, FL. Disney denied the allegations. The suit sought $500,000. Settlement terms weren't disclosed.

ORLANDO-GC Cos. of Chestnut Hill, MA, parent of General Cinema Theaters Inc., is shuttering four local properties today with a total 28 screens after apparently failing to find a buyer for the financially-strapped assets. The other theaters are in Boca Raton, Coral Gables, Plantation and Palm Beach Gardens.

OCEANSIDE, CA-The planning commission approves site plans for a $1 billion project by a company that will become the city's largest private employer. The long-range plan calls for 14 office and industrial structures on a 60-acre site.

NEW YORK CITY-Alliance termed "a critical step" in GlobeSt.com's campaign to be the primary destination for original and timely commercial real estate-related content on the Internet.

DENVER-More than $150 million is being spent to develop two multifamily complexes with a combined total of over 1,000 units. Jumping on Central Platte Valley's development bandwagon are Denver-based Archstone Communities and Houston-based Greystar Capital.

DENVER-Denver Academy is paying slightly more than $6 million for the 21-acre campus of the former Bethesda Hospital at 4400 E. Iliff Ave. in southeast Denver. The property has been vacant for two years.

NEW YORK CITY-Several New York based companies have backed the creation of new Web-based ventures.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-After shedding thousands of Southland positions since the 1998 merger, the banking giant will bring some back through consolidation of a key business segment.