BOSTON-The Blackstone Group is set to become the dominant player in the Financial District's class A office market after its acquisition of Equity Office Properties.

BURLINGTON, MA-Defense contractor BAE Systems will expand at New England Executive Park under a long-term lease deal that will increase the firm's presence to 127,939 sf.

TAUNTON, MA-The building in Taunton's Myles Standish Industrial Park was sold in an off market transaction for $1.4 million

NEW YORK CITY-Profits surged 29%, making the period the best in the company's history for third quarter earnings.

CAMBRIDGE. MA-Beset by a tight market and rising rents, smaller biotech companies are looking to the suburbs to fill their need for laboratory space.

BOSTON-BioMed plans to spend up to $700 million on the property, including the $473 million the company paid to acquire the center from Lyme Properties.

BOSTON-BioMed plans to spend up to $700 million on the property, including the $473 million the company paid to acquire the center from Lyme Properties.

BOSTON-Several million square feet of retail space is expected to liven up the shopping market in Massachusetts as developers prepare a number of new developments.