Westchester County government reports that it has established a clearing-house service whereby it wants brokerage firms and property owners to contact its Office of Economic Development with their various space exclusives. The county will then match those requirements with inquiries from New York City companies searching for short- or long-term space in Westchester. The department is contacting area brokers to solicit listings of available office space that can be passed on to businesses that inquire.

Meanwhile, in Connecticut, the state's Department of Economic and Community Development is sending its "Business Action Team" to Bridgeport to assist municipalities in Fairfield County deal with requests from new York City firms impacted by the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center that are looking for space there. The BAT team office is set to open at 8:30 a.m. today at 110 Middle St., Globest.Com has learned.

In announcing the new service in Westchester, County Executive Andrew Spano says, "We are extraordinarily saddened by these tragic events and are so thankful to see our entire community rally to help with rescue and recovery efforts. However, even in our grief, we recognize how important it is for many of these businesses to resume operations and for our economy to keep moving forward. We think we can assist in this way as well."