BOSTON-In a move that took the University of Massachusetts by surprise, the state's Administration and Finance Secretary Eric Kriss refuses to sign off on a $371-million bond sale that is needed to fund construction projects at four of the university's campuses.

BURLINGTON, MA-The Joseph R. Mullins Co. gets the green light to build a 250-unit apartment complex on a 31-acre parcel off Pearl Street. The project is being developed under the state's Chapter 40B affordable housing law but is being built with the town's input.

CAMBRIDGE, MA-The Law and Economic Consulting Group, LLC re-ups its lease for 13,653 sf at University Park at MIT located at 350 Massachusetts Ave. The Emeryville, CA-based company signed on for another seven years at this location.

ANDOVER, MA-AutoTrader.com, a Cox Communications Company that conducts an online automotive marketplace, relocates its headquarters to 8,412 sf at 400 Brickstone Square. The three-building, one-million sf Brickstone Square complex is owned by Brickstone Properties

BOSTON-Governor Mitt Romney says he will close 36 Health and Human Services offices across the state as part of a larger plan to reorganize that agency. The governor's office anticipates that the closings will save the state $2.3 million in rent.

BOSTON-Conn Kavanagh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP renews and expands its lease at 10 Post Office Square, a 405,763-sf, two-building property that occupies an entire city block in the heart of the city's financial district.

CAMBRIDGE, MA-Bulfinch Cos. is redeveloping its 415,000-sf office park on Route 2 to cater to research and development and biotech tenants. The park is situated on 27 acres and is permitted for another 500,000 sf of development.

BURLINGTON, MA-Duffy Properties purchases 76 and 80 Blanchard Rd. from W9/TIB II Realty LLC, an entity created by The Archon Group for its New England acquisitions. The two office buildings, which total 78,000 sf, were sold for a reported $5.8 million.