MEDFIELD, MA-A proposal to transfer 140 acres of land from Medfield State Hospital here to Medfield State Park, creating a 600-acre park, gets underway as the Medfield State Hospital Preservation Committee meets with state legislators to discuss the proposal.

PHOENIX-Dave Cheatham racks up more honors as does his co-leader Darren Pitts and the entire Velocity Retail Group in Phoenix. Last year, CBRE's Top 20 producers nationwide closed leases and sales for more than 33 million sf.

ORLANDO-More consolidations and greater risk-taking face the industry, said James M. Murphy, chairman of the 2,800-member, Washington, DC-based Mortgage Bankers Association of America, at the 12th annual, commercial real estate finance/multifamily housing convention at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel.

PORTLAND-McDonald's optioned the site after Arby's closed in October 2000, but assigned the option to a local architect last year after being denied a drive-thru. The architect, who planned residential over retail, never exercised the option. Now a new buyer has similar plans.