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CHRISTOPHER BABIARZ recently joined Barclay Damon’s real estate and institutions & lending practice areas as an associate attorney. His primary office is in Syracuse. Babiarz focuses his legal practice on commercial real-estate transactions, including purchases, sales, lending, and title work, from inception to closing, the firm said. He drafts property-transfer documents, life estates, and lease […]

People news: Benson joins FustCharles as tax supervisor
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — FustCharles, a certified public accounting (CPA) firm in Syracuse, announced it has hired Jacob Benson, CPA as a tax supervisor. He will

Avalon promotes COO to CEO position
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Avalon on Monday announced the promotion of COO Jon Bates to the role of CEO. JP Midgley, who previously was Avalon CEO,

People news: Hancock Estabrook adds corporate attorney Appler as partner
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hancock Estabrook, LLP announced it has added corporate and commercial real-estate attorney, John R. Appler, as a partner in the firm. He

United Way of CNY board elects eight directors, approves officer slate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — United Way of Central New York’s board of directors has voted unanimously to add eight new directors and approve the slate of officers, the nonprofit announced on May 4. The eight new directors are Brian Butler, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC; Marcelle Haddix, Syracuse University; Karina Hernandez, Eaton Crouse-Hinds; Courtney Merriman, Barclay

Syracuse University Press names director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Catherine Cocks was recently appointed director of Syracuse University Press, which is part of Syracuse University Libraries. Cocks was previously interim director of Michigan State University’s Press, where she also served as assistant director and editor-in-chief. She has more than 20 years of experience in academic publishing, having worked as senior acquisitions
Pinckney Hugo Group, a full-service marketing-communications firm, has hired ERIN PACIFICI and ALEXIA CARR, both of Syracuse, as assistant account managers. Prior to joining Pinckney Hugo Group, Pacifici was a digital-outreach specialist at another marketing organization in Central New York. She has a bachelor’s degree in communication and film studies from Le Moyne College. Prior
Metis Consulting Group — a Manlius–based IT consulting firm and certified woman-owned, disability-owned B-Corp — recently announced that ERIN MCLANE-GWIN, a nine-year veteran at Metis, has been promoted to chief of staff. McLane-Gwin holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Hartford and leads Metis’ human resources and accounting teams. Joining Metis as

RONALD FIGUEROA was recently promoted to resource sharing and facility manager at Syracuse University Libraries. He has more than 20 years of experience in academic-library service and operations, with a focus on resource sharing, interlibrary loan, and access services. Figueroa joined the Libraries in 2014 as interlibrary loan supervisor, and his responsibilities expanded to resource-sharing

MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, has hired CARRIE ARENS as senior accountant. In this role, she will ensure fiscal compliance with regulations of state and federal-funding sources, assist in managing state and federal funding sources, and coordinate with the preparation and analysis of accounting records. Arens previously served as the controller for St. Luke’s Health Services
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