FRANKLIN, MA-Two projects totaling 390 units are being proposed in an area that was recently rezoned for industrial use. The projects are being filed under the state's affordable-housing law, which means they can bypass local zoning laws if they meet certain requirements.

LONDON-Scottish Widows Investment Partnership is to forward-fund Quadrant Estates' pounds 10 million ($15.5 million) Hedge End Trade Park development in Southampton.

BOSTON-John Hancock Financial Services puts its three-building complex in the Back Bay, which includes its 62-story tower, on the market. The company says it plans to lease back much of the space it currently occupies in a long-term deal.

PHOENIX-Omaha Paper Co. is settling into its first location in Phoenix after signing a two-year lease valued at $120,000 for a building on the west side. The Nebraska firm simply felt it was time to get closer to its West Coast customers.