EAST FISHKILL, NY-Governor George Pataki and other state and local leaders welcomed the new Philips semiconductor plant to the Hudson Valley Research Park in ceremonies here recently. The project, estimated to cost $100 million, will upgrade the existing plant facility's capacity and chip manufacturing capabilities.

TARRYTOWN, NY-Independent Health, a not-for-profit HMO, will shut down its 15,000-sf office in February.

STAMFORD, CT-Kenneth M. Krasnow has been appointed regional managing director of Cushman & Wakefield's operations in Fairfield and Westchester counties.

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY-Spectrum Skanska has been named construction and development manager of the Trump National Golf Club.

HAUPPAUGE, NY- NexTech Training Solutions, LLC, a Long Island-based information technology training company has announced the opening of its newest training facility in White Plains.

STAMFORD, CT- With office availability rates well below 10% in downtown Stamford, several developers are aggressively marketing sites for build-to-suit deals.

STAMFORD, CT-Cushman & Wakefield of Connecticut recently reported its analysis of the commercial office market in Fairfield County.

STAMFORD, CT-Cushman & Wakefield calculates that the overall vacancy rate in Fairfield County Connecticut hit a historic low at the end of the second quarter.