PEARL RIVER, NY-The Rockland Industrial Development Agency unanimously passed an authorizing resolution granting Avon Products Inc. key incentives for its planned $93.6 million research and development center.

WHITE PLAINS, NY-In a deal involving more than 4,100 hotel rooms, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has reached a binding agreement on the sale of 14 non-core domestic US hotels for approximately $312 million.

TRUMBULL, CT-New Boston Fund Inc., reports that it has sold 40 Lindeman Dr., a 47,437-sf office building here, to Cooperative Educational Services, the property's major tenant, for $5.25 million.

WHITE PLAINS, NY-A key executive with Mack-Cali Realty Corp. reports that the Westchester market is showing signs of stabilizing, due in part to an increase in leasing interest in the county from firms both inside and out of the region.

STAMFORD, CT-Elizabeth Arden Spas and Salons Holdings will relocate its corporate headquarters operations from Phoenix to 8,500 sf of space at 300 Main St. here, reports Insignia/ESG, which was a broker in the transaction.

STAMFORD, CT-Elizabeth Arden Spas and Salons Holdings will relocate its corporate headquarters operations from Phoenix to 8,500 sf of space at 300 Main St. here, reports Insignia/ESG, which was a broker in the transaction.

WHITE PLAINS-The developer of The Source at White Plains, which will be the future home of a Fortunoff store here, reports that it has signed a lease for 35,000 sf of space with natural and organic foods grocer Whole Foods Market.

ALBANY-A significant hurdle has been scaled by New York State and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe in settling issues that could have thwarted the tribe from developing a $500 million casino resort in Sullivan County.