HARTFORD, CT-FleetBoston Financial Corp. reports that it will consolidate 12 branches in the state because of branch overlapping. The bank attributes the overlap to its recent merger with Summit Bancorp.

STAMFORD, CT-A C&W of Connecticut report on the 50 largest lease transactions in the region in the year 2000 shows signs of a market maturation process, larger lease deals as well as the attraction of a diverse corporate base.

WHITE PLAINS-The sale leaves Principal Finanical Group with just one commercial property Downtown. The building is the headquarters of Malcolm Pinie, an environmental engineering and consulting firm.

WHITE PLAINS-Westchester County government and The County Chamber of Commerce Inc. are now distributing the 2001 Westchester County Economic Development Guide. The guide is a 112-page directory of the businesses and services available throughout the county.

STAMFORD, CT-A C&W of Connecticut report on the 50 largest lease transactions in the region in the year 2000 shows signs of a market maturation process, larger lease deals as well as the attraction of a diverse corporate base.

NORWALK, CT-The Riverview luxury rental apartment building in Norwalk has been sold for $9.6 million, according to Marcus & Millichap Investment Real Estate Services of New Haven, which brokered the deal.

WHITE PLAINS-Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. announces that the Four Points by Sheraton hotel property currently under construction in Halifax, Nova Scotia is scheduled to open this September.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY-The Metro New York office of Arthur Andersen LLP reports that former president of the Dutchess County Economic Development Corp., Kathleen Norat, has joined the firm as its Northeast Regional Director of Business Incentives.