NATICK, MA-Five Seasons Country Club wants to build a residential complex and a country club here on the site of a former farm. The area is currently zoned for residential use and there is strong local opposition to allowing a commercial project to be built.

DEDHAM, MA-The Dallas-based developer wants to build a 300-unit complex here on Rustcraft Road. An attorney for the developer tells GlobeSt.com that opposition to the project is anticipated and has already been addressed.

BOSTON-Jim Thomson, formerly of Grubb & Ellis, switches to Cushman & Wakefield, bringing his team. The move is the latest in a series of local real estate defections.

MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA-The town has decided to purchase a 92.7-acre parcel here on which a developer had been interested in developing a multihousing project with an affordable housing component.

BOSTON-Russia Wharf, a 95,000-sf parcel located here on the waterfront in the Fort Point Channel area, is being met with concern by local waterfront activist groups, who protest the height of the buildings.

LYNNFIELD, MA-Sophos inks a deal for office space here at 6 Kendall Lane. The company, which develops anti-virus software and needed room to expand, found a wealth of suitable, affordable options.

CAMBRIDGE, MA-Broad Street Inc. enters the New England area by opening an office here in Kendall Square on One Memorial Drive. The strategic and marketing communications firm is confident that clients are ready to increase their sales and marketing activities now.

MEDFORD, MA-The Massachusetts Highway Department gives $12 million to the Telecom City project, a 200-acre, $750 million development located here and in Malden and Everett to improve its road infrastructure. Despite the current economic climate, the project is forging ahead.