ALBANY-Part of New York State's $80.5-billion budget also includes a $300 million earmarked for affordable housing.

BRAIRCLIFF MANOR, NY-An affiliate of Wholesale Fuel Distributors Inc. acquires the Fairfield County, CT-area stations from the Houston-based company.

WHITE PLAINS-Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. plans to spend $2 billion in the next two years to open new Sheraton hotels in North America.

WHITE PLAINS-Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. plans to spend $2 billion in the next two years to open new Sheraton hotels in North America.

GROTON, CT-Greenwich-based Mill Management Inc. has acquired a total of 237 units of rental housing at two apartment properties here.

EAST HARTFORD, CT-An affiliate of Woodgreen Management of Trumbull, CT sells the 147,258-sf School Street Square shopping center here to a Manhattan-based investor.

NORWALK, CT-Insurance intermediary Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. is relocating one of its Fairfield County offices to nearly 10,000 sf at Merritt 7 Corporate Park here.

WHITE PLAINS-Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. promotes 30-year industry veteran Denise Coll as president of the company's North America division.