Hires, Applause, ETC: Albuquerque Journal Business Briefcase
Nov. 6—Welcome
Antonio Granillo has joined the Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance as the business development and research coordinator. Granillo worked in community development with a grassroots non-profit organization in Albuquerque aimed at building strong, healthy communities across New Mexico. He has also worked alongside national philanthropic organizations that prioritize asset-building as an approach to sustainable community development. Since it was established in 1960, AREA has recruited more than 250 companies and more than 35,000 jobs to the Albuquerque metro area.
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The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department's Mining and Minerals Division received the 2023 Small Project Award from the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs. The award was given to MMD for it's Abandoned Mine Land Program. The project is one of five across the country to receive the award. Established in 1992, the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards recognize exemplary state and Tribal reclamation projects that reclaim coal mine sites abandoned prior to the enactment of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
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The city of Albuquerque's Department of Arts & Culture is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Creative Bravos Awards. The community is encouraged to submit nominations for individuals and organizations whose outstanding contributions to arts and culture have made Albuquerque a richer, more vibrant city and who have demonstrated exceptional creativity, innovation, and dedication in their artistic pursuits and support. Nominations can be submitted online through the official Creative Bravos Awards website at cabq.gov/artsculture/creative-bravos-awards or at tinyurl.com/3j85nmsb. The submission deadline is 4 p.m. Nov. 30. Self-nominations will not be considered.
The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department is accepting applications for the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Program. The CEED Program provides block grants to local governments in partnership with community organizations. Projects approved for funding must encourage the use of equipment and devices that boost energy efficiency without reducing the amount or quality of energy services. Projects also will be expected to incorporate health and safety measures, such as the use of equipment or devices that improve indoor air or drinking water quality. All projects must take place within New Mexico. Applications must be completed and submitted by 5 p.m. on December 22. Applicants may find the request for applications and the application submission portal and associated application documents at: emnrd.nm.gov/ecmd/ceed/.
Michael D. Devous has joined the Alzheimer's Association New Mexico Chapter as board chair. Devous, is president of MDD Enterprises LLC, a medical and scientific consulting company. He previously served as vice president of Imaging at Avid Radiopharmaceuticals. He was also previously professor of Radiology, Neurology, and Bioengineering, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Center Neuroimaging Core, co-principal investigator of the North Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System, and associate director of the Nuclear Medicine Center at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. He remains an adjunct professor of Neurology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. Devous has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed articles, 380 abstracts, and 30 books or book chapters. He is past-president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, the Education and Research Foundation and the Brain Imaging Council. He is a former chair of the Food and Drug Administration Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Alzheimer's Association, New Mexico Chapter.
