ORLANDO-The 400 members of Teamsters Local 385 are pinning their hopes on a federal mediator to determine if a new three-year contract that doesn't guarantee a 40-hour work week is legal. The workers say they will strike without a contract.

SAN DIEGO-Three grocery-anchored centers have been sold to locally based Pan Pacific Retail Properties in deals totaling $60.5 million. The company financed the deals with a combination of cash and draws under its unsecured line of credit.

PHOENIX-Terms of the deal are hushed, but it's definitely a long-term commitment by Menasha, says a broker. The Wisconsin-based packaging company is rolling two metro Phoenix sites into a good size chunk of a 215,000-sf industrial structure.

FORT WORTH-Some 3.55 million sf of leasing assignments have been added to Fort Worth-based Woodmont Co.'s responsibilities. The package represents the first "enclosed mall" contracts for a new initiative.