REDMOND, WA-With its effort to restructure under the umbrella of Chapter 11 bankruptcy having failed, the cosmetic and toiletries retail is now left to liquidate its assets, which include leases on 106 stores in 28 states.

DOWNERS GROVE, IL-After building two telecom hotels in Phoenix, a joint venture involving Skokie,IL-based the Alter Group and Sterling Capital Ltd. has plans here, as well as in Indianapolis and Durham, NC.

PHOENIX-A plumbing company has moved into a larger facility in the northwest Valley with the purchase of an office/warehouse building.

PORTLAND-In 1991, Trammell Crow tapped Stirek to shore up its Portland office, and he made it happen. In 1997, he was named national director of development and investment activities. Now he's off to Dallas to be COO.