WHITE PLAINS-The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency approved a resolution to hire a law firm and brokerage company CB Richard Ellis to help the county solicit requests for qualifications for the development of a major biotechnology center in Valhalla.

MIDDLETON, MA-Fantastic Sams, one of the country's largest hair salon chains, enters the market by securing a location here on Route 114. The franchisee for northern New England says there are plans in the works to open another 74 units over the next five years.

SPRINGFIELD, VA-In a $5.7 million deal, the Springfield/Newington Industrial Center becomes the property of Bristol Capitol. Lend Lease Real Estate Investments is the previous owner of the 107,249-sf industrial and warehouse facility.

GLASGOW-Taylor Woodrow Property Company has secured the Inland Revenue as a tenant for its 30,000-sf Silverburn House office development on the Almondvale Business Park in Livingston, Scotland, and it immediately sold the property to an offshore investor.