DUBOIS, PA-Two Pennsylvania shopping centers--190,000-sf Dubois Commons here and 216,000-sf Townfair Center in Indiana, PA0--feed the Port Washington, NY-based REIT's continuing appetite for grocery-anchored centers in this state.

FORT MYERS, FL-C. Whitney Knoll and John M. Crossman handled the sale of the 293,801-sf Merchants Crossing shopping center and the 272,849-sf Cypress Trace retail center in this city.

MARKHAM, IL-Oak Brook-based the Inland Real Estate Group sells the 260,000-sf Canterbury Shopping Center on 29 acres at 159th Street and Kedzie Avenue to New York-based Thor Equities, which is renaming it Gallery at Canterbury.

BRIDGEVIEW, IL-A 110-room Amerisuites Hotel already is on the drawing board near the 60-acre site at 79th Street and Harlem Avenue, but restaurants, theaters and other retail developments are expected to follow with the Major League Soccer franchise's relocation.

BOSTON-The facility is the first in the city for the Minneapolis-based retail chain and is part of property owner's Edens & Avant's overall expansion and renovation plan for the 450,000-sf center.

BOSTON-In a move that didn't take anyone by surprise, Gov. Mitt Romney approves legislation that will enable municipalities across the state to increase property taxes on businesses beyond the state limit. But the law indicates that the rate will slowly come back down over the next four years.

FALL RIVER, MA-Pivotal Properties LLC purchases Flint Village Plaza, a 45,000 sf strip center for $4.7 million from Flint Village LLC. Pivotal says it is the first in a series of retail properties it is looking to acquire in the area.

WILMINGTON, MA-In a deal that is indicative of the current tenant's market, Champion Window leases 11,600 sf at 230 Ballardvale St. The company is relocating and expanding its showroom warehouse from Billerica.