The IntraView Podcast WalletHub Releases 2022 Winter Olympics By The Numbers Report MDBAL, February 2, 2022 WalletHub today released its 2022 Winter Olympics By The Numbers report, which includes an in-depth infographic as well as commentary from a panel of leading sports experts. Some of the interesting statistics in the infographic include: $3.9 Billion: Estimated budget of the Beijing Winter Olympics, 14 times less than the… Continue Reading
The IntraView Podcast The IntraView Throwback: Peter Max, Beloved Pop Artist, Combines his Passions MDBAL, January 31, 2022February 1, 2022 By DONNA BALANCIA – Since his height of fame in the late 1960s, pop artist Peter Max has learned to weather the economic highs and lows of the fine art world. “The secret to success is you need to combine your passions, and for me, that was astronomy and art,” said… Continue Reading
Corporate U-Haul: People Hauling to ‘Growth States’ Based on Company’s One-Way Rentals MDBAL, January 6, 2022 Migration to southern states continues to be magnified by the lingering pandemic, and no state netted more U-Haul customers during the last year than Texas, according to U-Haul, the truck rental company. The Lone Star State was the leading “growth state” of 2021, narrowly besting Florida for top honors, according… Continue Reading
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
Science Clark Rucker Helps Others Engineer Careers, Guides Saturday’s STEAMposium MDBAL, March 18, 2021January 21, 2022 The fifth annual Career STEAMposium event takes place on Saturday, but the impact of the interactive technology and arts event could bring a lifetime of change for young people, said Boeing’s Clark D. Rucker. Rucker is a primary powerhouse behind the STEAMposium on March 20, a virtual interactive event which introduces… 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
Science Starburst and UCLA Awarded $1.4 Million Grant to Support New Aerospace Accelerator MDBAL, February 9, 2021January 21, 2022 Starburst and UCLA have been awarded a 2020 Venture Challenge grant of $1.4 million by the U.S. Economic Development Administration to create a new accelerator for pre-seed and seed stage startups, it was announced. The new collaborative accelerator, called SCALE Aerospace Ventures, is an expansion of Starburst’s presence in California… 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