与州长不和, 迪士尼取消佛州10亿美元投资计划
Disney says it's canceling plans to build a $1 billion office campus in Florida.
迪士尼表示，将取消在佛罗里达州投资10亿美元建造办公园区的计划。
The head of Disney's theme parks attributes the cancellation to, quote, "new leadership and changing business conditions."
迪士尼主题公园的负责人将此次取消归因于“新领导层与不断变化的商业环境”。
And those changing business conditions appear to include what Disney sees as retaliation from the governor, Ron DeSantis, over its opposition to his parental rights in education bill, which critics have dubbed as the Don't Say Gay law.
这些不断变化的商业环境似乎包括迪士尼认为的州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯的报复行为，因为迪士尼反对州长在教育法案中提出的父母权利，批评者将其戏称为“不要说同性恋法”。
Disney and Florida are also in a legal battle over the state's decision to strip the company of its self-governance status at its Florida resort.
迪士尼和佛罗里达州还就该州剥夺该公司在其佛罗里达度假村的自治地位的决定展开了法律斗争。
NPR's Greg Allen joins us now from Miami to discuss this.
Hey, Greg.
嗨,格雷格。
Hi, Leila.
嗨,莱拉。
So how big of a deal is this?
这件事有多大呢?
This is a pretty big deal. Disney began making plans two years ago to build this new complex for its creative team in Orlando.
这是件大事。两年前，迪士尼开始制定计划，为其在奥兰多的创意团队建造这座新的综合大楼。
You know, it acquired the land and told some 2,000 employees they'd have to relocate to Florida.
迪士尼买下了那块地，并通知2000名左右的员工，他们必须搬到佛罗里达州。
You know, as you say, it's a $1 billion project. These were to be high-paying jobs with an average salary around $120,000 a year.
正如你所说，这是一个10亿美元的项目。这些都是平均年薪约为12万美元的高薪工作。
Cancelling such a big project is a major decision for the company.
取消这么大的项目对公司来说是一个重大决定。
In his memo, Disney Parks head Josh D'Amaro said, quote, "This was not an easy decision to make, but I believe it's the right one."
迪士尼乐园负责人乔什·达马罗在备忘录中写道: “这不是一个容易做出的决定，但我相信这是正确的决定。”
Now, much of this is related to Disney's ongoing feud with Governor DeSantis, right?
现在，这很大程度上与迪士尼和德桑蒂斯州长之间的持续不和有关，对吧？
Right. That seems to be at least a factor here.
对。这似乎至少是一个因素。
OK.
对。
The new leadership mentioned in the Disney memo includes CEO Bob Iger, who came out of retirement recently to resume his role as company chairman.
迪士尼备忘录中提到的新领导层包括首席执行官鲍勃·伊格尔，他近期复出，重新担任公司负责人。
Iger reportedly was not a fan of the plan to relocate thousands of employees, including some of the so-called Imagineers who help design the theme park attractions.
据报道，伊格尔并不赞成重新安置数千名员工的计划，其中包括一些帮助设计主题公园景点的所谓的“梦幻工程师”。
Plans for the project were also not popular with Disney employees who were told they'd have to relocate.
这个项目的计划也不受那些被告知必须搬家的迪士尼员工的欢迎。
But the company has also been going through this whole cost-cutting regime in an effort to boost profits.
但该公司也一直在通过全面的成本削减制度来提高利润。
And The New York Times reports that people briefed on the matter say the company's dispute with DeSantis figured prominently in the decision to cancel the project.
据《纽约时报》报道，知情人士表示，迪士尼与德桑蒂斯的纠纷是决定取消该项目的重要原因。
And this all began with Disney's opposition to a Florida law that limits what people can say about gender identity and sexual orientation in school. And then it escalated, right?
这一切都始于迪士尼反对佛罗里达州的一项限制人们在学校谈论性别认同和性取向的法律。随后，事件升级了，对吧?
Right, exactly. You know, after this measure that supporters call the Parental Rights in Education Act passed last year, Disney's former CEO said he'd work to undo it.
对, 没错。去年这项被支持者称为《家长教育权利法》的措施通过后，迪士尼前首席执行官表示他会努力撤销该法案。
DeSantis then pushed for a law that was passed which stripped the company of its self-governing authority.
德桑蒂斯随后推动了一项剥夺迪士尼自治权的法律获得通过。
Disney, though, is a powerful company with a long history in Florida, and it fought back.
然而，迪士尼是一家在佛罗里达州有着悠久历史的强大公司，迪士尼进行了反击。
The company recently filed a lawsuit against DeSantis and other officials.
该公司最近对德桑蒂斯和其他官员提起了诉讼。
Here's CEO Bob Iger in a conference call with analysts last week.
以下是首席执行官鲍勃·伊格尔上周与分析师的电话会议内容。
This is about one thing and one thing only, and that's retaliating against us for taking a position about pending legislation.
这与一件事有关，而且只与一件事有关，那就是报复我们对悬而未决的立法采取的立场。
And we believe that in us taking that position, we are merely exercising our right to free speech.
我们相信，我们采取这种立场，只是在行使我们的言论自由权。
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