HARTFORD, CT-Spurred by what opportunities a troubled retail market might afford, The Hutensky Group has formed a $200 million investment fund with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to invest in shopping centers, GlobeSt.com has learned.

BETHEL, NY-The developer of the proposed $40 million Performing Arts Center to be built nearby the original Woodstock Festival site will be presenting its plans before officials with the town of Bethel on June 12.

MONTICELLO, NY-The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians plan to develop a $500 million casino development here, despite a recent court decision that has been seen as a blow to gaming interests in New York State.

STAMFORD, CT-Louis Dreyfus Property Group says it expects to make an announcement in the next two to four weeks on several large lease deals that will allow it to begin construction on its 574,000-sf Connecticut Place project, GlobeSt.com has learned.

STAMFORD, CT-Due in large part to $2.6 million in incentives provided by the State of Connecticut, the Illinois-Based firm will relocate its corporate headquarters from suburban Chicago to 45,000 sf of space here.

WILTON, CT-A new lease deal, that involves the relocation of a Westchester County-based international meat import consortium here, will bring Louis Dreyfus' nearly completed 20 Westport Rd. property to almost full occupancy.

ELMSFORD, NY-Real estate and building officials in Westchester and surrounding Hudson Valley counties believe they will finally have a "fair hearing" on land use disputes now that a new Environmental Claims Part has been established for the Ninth Judicial District.

WHITE PLAINS-Marc Goloven, senior regional economist with JP Morgan, says that Westchester County's economic development policies have fostered a diverse mix of industries that should allow the county to weather the current downturn.