PHILADELPHIA-Dean Adler, principal of locally based Lubert-Adler Partners,

SPOKANE, WA-Donald Barbieri, the chairman, president and CEO of WestCoast Hospitality Corp. says he will give up his two most demanding titles. The publicly traded company will conduct a nationwide search for his replacement.

NEW YORK CITY-The value of the 20-year deal, which keeps 1,500 of the financial services firm's operations and global clearing services staff in the city, has been reported at more than $230 million.

SOUTHFIELD, MI-Transwestern plans to construct a 67,000-sf office building for AAA of Michigan on land it gained by buying a larger parcel and donating it to the city for parkland.