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Working Lunch Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | | |
| | | | | It's lunchtime, Chicago. Walt Disney Co. is planning a theme park resort for Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the company confirmed Wednesday. The attraction will be on the
waterfront of Yas Island, already a leisure travel destination. The new resort will be built, financed and operated by Miral, an Abu Dhabi-based developer. Walt Disney Co. and Walt Disney Imagineering will lead creative design and operational oversight. And on the jobs front, the Joint Commission, which accredits hospitals across the country, eliminated 55 administrative positions last week at its Oakbrook Terrace central office, a spokesperson confirmed. Read that story and more in today's Working Lunch. Top business stories | Real estate | | | | SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, Warner Bros. World, Ferrari World and Yas Waterworld parks currently operate on Yas Island, where the Disney resort would be built. | | | | | The commission accredits and certifies more than 22,000 health care organizations and programs across the U.S. | | | | | Travelers will still be able to fly without a REAL ID, officials said this week, but they may face extra scrutiny at the airport. | | | | | The partnership and its programming on leadership, entrepreneurship and workforce development aim to build up young men and small businesses. | | | | | The flights that were slated to fly internationally out of San Francisco International Airport were cancelled Tuesday, authorities said. | | | | | The pair faced off in the Oval Office and showed no signs of retreating from their gaping differences. | | | |
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