WHITE PLAINS, NY-The largest privately-held personnel firm in the United States--Apple One Employment Services of New York City--has signed a lease at 10 Bank St. here to expand its operations to Westchester County.

STAMFORD-The law firm of Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., PC, has renewed and expanded its office space at the Soundview Plaza office building here. Improvements include a tenant-only executive conference room and a dining facility.

YONKERS-Bed, Bath & Beyond should begin construction soon on its 43,266-sf store on Central Park Ave., the retailer's third location in Westchester County. Occupancy is slated for spring 2002.

NORWALK, CT-Cendant Membership Services, a division of Cendant Corp., has signed a lease for approximately 115,000 sf of space at the former headquarters of Purdue Pharma LP in Norwalk.

NORWALK, CT-The owner of the Shore Pointe office building and adjoining marina reports that it has sold the Norwalk-based waterfront property to Butera Properties of Frederick, MD for $9 million.

NEW CASTLE, NY-Construction has commenced on a $7-million project to transform a 150-acre tract of land formerly owned by IBM into Westchester County's sixth public golf course--Hudson Hills.

ULSTER, NY-New York Governor George E. Pataki and officials with UnitedHealth Group announce that the company will invest a grand total of $22.9 million, creating 1,322 new jobs and acquiring a more than 50% increase in space.

ALBANY-Legg Mason Real Estate Services has financed two first mortgage loans totaling more than $11 million for a commercial office and an industrial building as well as two residential communities in the Mid-Hudson Valley.