San Fernando Valley Business Journal

Easton Diamond Sports in Thousand Oaks has entered an agreement to be acquired by Rawlings Sporting Goods Inc. Find out more about this acquisition at https://bit.ly/34mWIzb. #ThousandOaks #Easton #Rawlings #Baseball #Softball #BusinessNews

Marie Lemelle of Platinum Star PR won our Volunteer of the Year honor. Since founding the company 20 years ago, she has been involved in a long string of community-based projects and causes. She is particularly fond of finding ways to empower women and girls and to fight homelessness. #BusinessWoman

Instruments from Teledyne Technologies Inc. are aboard a NASA spacecraft that is scheduled to land Tuesday on an asteroid and take a sample from the surface. Read more at https://bit.ly/3kkFPLk #NASA #Spacecraft #Technology #SpaceNews

Glendale short-form video distribution company, Loop Media Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Spkr, an app that curates podcast lists and makes recommendations for listeners. Read now at https://bit.ly/3kfIztm #Glendale #BusinessNews #VideoProduction #Podcasts #App

Stephen Landsman, a certified public accountant and partner with Squar Milner, has over 20 years of experience providing tax, attestation, litigation support and business management services for privately owned businesses. Learn more on LinkedIn at bit.ly/3iECMvK #TheValley200

Glendale City Council this week passed an ordinance banning the sale of mylar balloons filled with helium or other lighter-than-air gases within city limits because they have caused several power outages in the city each year. Read more at https://bit.ly/33ZNhWq. #Glendale #CityOrdinance #HeliumBalloons #Banned

Irvine’s DKN Hotels proposes a plan to build a Marriott hotel tower in Encino with views of Ventura Boulevard, according to Encino Neighborhood Council. Read more at https://bit.ly/31eHfPP. #HotelIndustry #VenturaBoulevard #Encino #BusinessNews

Congratulations to Debra Donovan, executive director of Valley Village, Where Adults With Developmental Challenges Thrive, for winning our Executive of the Year award. Known for her mentorship skills, she developed a strong team of leaders over the years who have successfully managed the operation despite cutbacks in government funding. #BusinessWoman

Carnival Corp. has canceled cruises departing from Miami and Port Canaveral, Fla., this November. The cancellations affect cruises on six Carnival Cruise Line ships. Read now at https://bit.ly/3jOwVFs #Cruise #TravelImpact #Pandemic #Cancellations #BusinessNews

The Walt Disney Co. on Monday announced a restructuring of its media and entertainment businesses to further accelerate its direct-to-consumer (streaming) strategy. Read more at https://bit.ly/2GIHcox #Disney #Burbank #EntertainmentNews #MediaCompany

Barry Kurtz is chair of Lewitt Hackman Franchise Practice Group. He represents franchisors and franchisees in national and regional restaurant, retail and service businesses. #Valley200

Holly Schroeder, chief executive of the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corp., has been named chair of the Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board, according to the SCVEDC on Thursday. Read now at https://bit.ly/36NOlOS #Workforce #DevelopmentBoard #BusinessNews #SantaClarita

Draper Goren Holm, hich has offices at the Hub 101 incubator in Westlake Village, announced this week that it launched its first venture fund of $25 million to invest in fintech and blockchain startups and will open an office in Vienna by the end of the year. Read more at https://bit.ly/34Ie7l7 #Startups #WestlakeVillage #BusinessNews #InvestmentCompany