Short Cuts

InfoCision, an Akron, OH-based telemarketing service firm, plans to hire up to 400 employees early next year. They will work in call centers in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, according to published reports.

Vertis, a targeted media services provider, has named Dean Durbin, its CFO, as president. Durbin, who joined Baltimore-based Vertis in 1997, will continue as CFO.