BUFFALO – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo appointed Anthony J. Baynes as the newest commissioner to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Thursday. Baynes is a former Chairman of the Erie County Control Board and has over 33 years of experience in the transportation and logistics industry, founding the AJ Baynes Group in 1980, a national shipping…
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Anthony Baynes Chairman / AJ Baynes Group Head of a large logistics company and developer of downtown buildings, Baynes most recently was appointed to the New York State Court of Appeals Board of the New York Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection. This group hears complaints filed by people who think their lawyer did an inadequate…
Anthony J. Baynes For the first time since its inception three decades ago, a board that helps determine fiscal awards to those harmed by poor legal representation has a Buffalo area representative. Anthony Baynes, AJ Baynes Group chairman and a prominent business leader, has been tapped to join the seven-member New York State Court of…
Nik Wallenda, King of the High Wire, is the first person to walk a tightrope stretched directly over Niagara Falls. Chairman Anthony Baynes (right) and his friend Nik Wallenda moments before the thrilling Walk over Niagara Falls The 25-minute walk was performed before an estimated crowd of 112,000 people on Friday, June 15, 2012. Millions…
Business First has identified the 125 people who wield the most influence in Western New York. Anthony Baynes, chairman, A.J. Baynes Group: Baynes heads one of the region’s largest logistics companies which includes Extra Mile Transportation, LLC. and has tackled development projects including conversion of the Corn Exchange building in downtown Buffalo. Former chairman of…
Anthony Baynes, left, and Kent Frey stand on the roof outside a penthouse unit at 100 South, Buffalo’s former Corn Exchange Building. Read the article on Buffalo News Web Buffalo’s newest upscale loft apartments — the future home to several players from the Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bills — should be completed and open by…
Extra Mile Transportation and the AJ Baynes Group is a proud sponsor of the WNY Women’s Fund “What She’s Made Of” Signature Event held June 29, 2011 at Kleinhans Music Hall. More than 550 guests attended the event to hear keynote speaker, Jennifer Buffett, philanthropist and co-founder of the NoVo Foundation. This year’s event raised…
Once again, Extra Mile Transportation and the AJ Baynes Group is a proud sponsor of the Buffalo Prep Celebration of Achievement which contributes to the education of students preparing for college. The 18th annual event was held Tuesday, May 10th at Kleinhans Music Hall. Over 450 guests were on hand to pay tribute to graduating…
Buffalo State College hosted its annual Foundation Scholarship Gala on Saturday, April 30th, at the Connecticut Street Armory. The black-tie event raised more than $285,000 making it the most successful fundraiser in Buffalo State’s history. Because of the gala, 200 deserving students in the All College Honors Program receive scholarships each year. Since this event…
Buffalo State College President Muriel A. Howard and Gala Chairs Anthony J. Baynes and Eunice A. Lewin, hosted the 11th annual Buffalo State College Foundation Scholarship Gala. The fundraising event was held on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo, New York. This year’s Gala, “The Power of the Arts” surpassed…