ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Airport Authority: The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Airports Association awarded ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Airport Authority’s Mike Smejkal its President’s Award. Smejkal is the vice president of planning and engineering for TAA, leading a team that completes the TAA’s planning, environmental, design and construction projects for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ International Airport and Ryan Field. He previously served as the senior director of development services and director of engineering for the TAA. Before joining the TAA, Smejkal was a project manager and engineer for a Midwest-based consulting engineering firm. The AzAA honor is representative of the lasting positive impact Smejkal has made with the TAA, a news release said.
Vantage West: Vantage West Credit Union was awarded a $1.8 million grant from the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. The credit union will use the grant to support community credit needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Vantage West received the highest dollar amount possible and was one of only four ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ credit unions to receive an award. The credit union will deploy the grant funding over the next 18-24 months. The U.S. Department of the Treasury distributes CDFI grant funds to expand credit and financial services through a network of financial institutions who have demonstrated a commitment to underserved markets and populations.
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