NORWALK, CT-Officials with the striking janitorial union in Fairfield County report no progress has been made with cleaning contractors on a labor agreement.

SILVER SPRING, MD-Discovery Communications has dropped plans to lease a five-story, 320,000-sf building that was to be part of its new HQ complex. Plans remain on schedule for two other buildings totaling 700,000 sf.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Pacific Investment Management Co. reports positive performance for Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust. Asset quality averages a BBB rating for the mutual fund.

ATLANTA-Funds from operations for the third quarter were $22.5 million, or 75 cents per share, versus $23.7 million or 73 cents per share for the same quarter in 1999.