By Rachel Pleasant, The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 13--LAKELAND, Fla. -- A $54 billion offer by Comcast Corp. to buy The Walt Disney Co. is a big deal -- particularly to those who own shares of either company. Brent Powers, vice president of Barrow & Powers Financial Services-Linsco in Lakeland, said the Comcast offer says a lot about the nation's economy.
"It's always good news," Powers said. "We've had no mergers or acquisitions because we've been in a recession but the economy is heating up. This thing with Disne