PORT WASHINGTON, NY-Cedar Shopping Center executives ask for more time to decide on the deal, and Equity One drops its bid.

PORT WASHINGTON, NY-Cedar Shopping Center executives ask for more time to decide on the deal, and Equity One drops its bid.

PORT WASHINGTON, NY-Cedar Shopping Center executives ask for more time to decide on the deal, and Equity One drops its bid.

ARLINGTON, VA-The company is also looking for more centers in Canada and Europe, as well as the US.

ARLINGTON, VA-The company is also looking for more centers in Canada and Europe, as well as the US.

ARLINGTON, VA-The company is also looking for more centers in Canada and Europe, as well as the US.

PORT WASHINGTON, NY-The firm now owns $655 million in properties and executives plan to reach their goal by the end of the year.

PORT WASHINGTON, NY-The $380-million, $17-per-share bid would give Equity One nearly 60 centers, mostly in the Northeast. Cedar executives say they expect their total assets to climb to nearly $1 billion in value by the end of the year.