PORTLAND-Trammell Crow COO John Stirek, overseeing the Portland office while he searches for a new managing director, convinces longtime friend Dirk Otis to return to TCC, just one year after leaving, to take over for Jeff Sackett, who left to join TC's former managing director in launching a new local development company.

CUPERTINO, CA-When Apple Computers vacated its former Cupertino location, Sun Microsystems snapped up the space. Now the tables have turned, as Sun has agreed to sublease the entire building back to Apple.

BOSTON-Aberdeen Group takes advantage of the current market by relocating its headquarters to 16,000 sf at 260 Franklin St., in the heart of the city's financial district. A spokesperson tells GlobeSt.com that the company negotiated a lower rate for its new lease.