The NFL Introduces DC’s New Name: The Washington Commanders
The Washington DC NFL team finally got a name: Meet The Washington Commanders. “Two days after I got this job it became the Washington Football Team and here we are now on 2-2-22, The Washington Commanders,” said Julie Donaldson, senior vp media and content for the Commanders. “We’re excited...
WalletHub Releases 2022 Winter Olympics By The Numbers Report
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 IntraView Throwback: Peter Max, Beloved Pop Artist, Combines his Passions
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,”...
U-Haul: People Hauling to ‘Growth States’ Based on Company’s One-Way Rentals
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,...
Study: Tourism was the Employment Driver in 2020; Las Vegas and Orlando Top Metros
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...
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Clark Rucker Helps Others Engineer Careers, Guides Saturday’s STEAMposium
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...
Aerospace Careers Take Flight as Patti Grace Smith Fellowship Recipients Selected
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...
Starburst and UCLA Awarded $1.4 Million Grant to Support New Aerospace Accelerator
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...
Interview: Melanie Stricklan of Slingshot Aerospace Aims to Clean Up Space with Location Tech Products
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...