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Albuquerque Business First names ME

Tina Orem has been named the managing editor of Albuquerque Business First, an American City Business Journals paper.

A story on its website states, “Orem, who grew up in Albuquerque, brings experience as a business journalist, editor and financial analyst. She’s been a senior staff writer at InvestingAnswers.com, a senior editor at Outside Media Group and director of finance for restaurant chain Noodles & Co. She’s a graduate of the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business and holds an MBA and master’s degree in journalism, both from the University of Oregon.

“‘Tina brings an incredible and diverse base of experience, a sharp intellect, a keen editing eye and a great sense of humor,’ Editor-in-Chief Rachel Sams said. ‘She’s an amazing fit for our newsroom, and we’re thrilled to have her on our team.’

“The managing editor position was previously held by Sams, who became editor-in-chief in February.”

Read more here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.