ORLANDO-Intense competition and lack of funding sources are the reasons Orderup.com entrepreneur Mike Handy sold his one-year-old, locally-based company to Ez2get.com, a national player. The transaction involved cash and stock.

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.

SEATTLE-A 13-acre lot caught in an environmental legal battle has been put up for sale. The property was slated for a development that would have included offices, a hotel, a movie theater and a large apartment complex.