Donna Balancia Study: Tourism was the Employment Driver in 2020; Las Vegas and Orlando Top Metros MDBAL, December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 A new report by Self Financial analyzing the U.S. states and metropolitan areas that have seen the largest year-over-year percentage increase in employment this year indicates the “COVID-19 recession” lasted two months, making it the shortest downturn on record, but it was also one of the deepest. In just two… Continue Reading
The IntraView Podcast The IntraView MDBAL, November 10, 2021February 2, 2022 The IntraView is a new online destination produced by Donna Balancia. Balancia is a former sports writer, corporate and financial writer and science and entertainment journalist. She and her teams have won awards in photography, blogging and websites and best use of social media in reporting. Send all requests and… Continue Reading
Aeronautics Aerospace Careers Take Flight as Patti Grace Smith Fellowship Recipients Selected MDBAL, March 1, 2021January 31, 2022 Forty three young people have been awarded Patti Grace Smith Fellowships, a program designed to enable Black undergraduate students to get the opportunity to work in the aerospace industry. The 43 fellows come from a range of backgrounds but all have a passion for working in aeronautics. The inaugural fellowship… Continue Reading
Aeronautics Interview: Melanie Stricklan of Slingshot Aerospace Aims to Clean Up Space with Location Tech Products MDBAL, September 2, 2020January 30, 2022 By DONNA BALANCIA Slingshot Aerospace of El Segundo, a maker of situational intelligence software, is navigating the startup universe and aiming to make the world a better place. The SoCal creates mapping software that enables users to collect and analyze data for decision-making in real time situations. The company serves … Continue Reading
Aeronautics El Camino College Teams with Red Rocks CC to Create Aerospace Workforce Program MDBAL, August 25, 2020January 30, 2022 El Camino College of Torrance and Red Rocks Community College in Colorado have teamed to create a major aerospace workforce collaboration of great significance to the Southern California region. The initiative, called “Space, Cyber and Supply Talent Development Center” (SCSTDC), bridges two aerospace hubs that share economic and workforce development… Continue Reading
Aeronautics COO Lisa Arinwine Keeps the Legacy of F & E Aircraft Maintenance Flying High MDBAL, August 16, 2020January 30, 2022 By DONNA BALANCIA Lisa Arinwine is the COO of F and E Aircraft Maintenance, which she has piloted since the company founder, her husband Everett Arinwine, passed away in 2010. Today, business is flying high. Everett founded and built F and E Aircraft Maintenance up from a small aircraft line… Continue Reading
Aeronautics Airline Stocks Fly High on Hope for $25B Government Bailout MDBAL, August 6, 2020January 30, 2022 Airline stocks were flying high on Thursday on the news that U.S. senators are pushing for another round of payroll assistance to the tune of $25 billion. Senators talked bailout of the airlines with a second package amounting to a $25 billion payroll assistance program. Another spike in coronavirus cases… Continue Reading
Science Young Duke Student, Nicholas Richard-Craven of Pasadena, Has Set his Sights on Mars MDBAL, July 20, 2020January 30, 2022 By DONNA PARKER BALANCIA Nicholas Richard-Craven is a bright young leader who is truly aiming for the stars. The Pasadena scholar plans to be among the first African-Americans involved in the Mars missions. Richard-Craven is a remarkable young man who has been striving towards his dream of pursuing a future… Continue Reading
Los Angeles Times: Female Sports Reporters Still Have to Fight Prejudice on Beats MDBAL, September 8, 1985April 3, 2022 ROB GLOSTER, (UPI) – Sept. 8, 1985 – Sportswriter Donna Balancia had two team officials block her from the New York Giants’ locker room after a recent preseason game. Jenny Kellner has been propositioned by players who flaunted their naked bodies for her. Dozens of other female sports reporters have… Continue Reading
Equal access to locker room still a tough issue MDBAL, July 24, 1983April 3, 2022 United Press International — Donna Balancia had two team officials block her from the New York Giants locker room after a recent preseason game. Jenny Kellner has been propositioned by players who flaunted their naked bodies for her. Dozens of other female sports reporters have been denied access to NFL locker… Continue Reading