MIDDLEBORO, MA- Legg Mason Real Estate Services/Spectrum Financial arranges $4.7 million in permanent mortgage financing on behalf of Middleboro Associates LLC for the 88,000-sf Middleboro Shopping Center located here.

DEDHAM, MA-The Procaccianti Group acquires the 249-room Hilton Dedham Place here on 25 Allied Dr. A company executive says that the purchase of the hotel is part of the company's strategy of renovating underperforming hotels.

MIDDLETON, MA-Fantastic Sams, one of the country's largest hair salon chains, enters the market by securing a location here on Route 114. The franchisee for northern New England says there are plans in the works to open another 74 units over the next five years.

DEDHAM, MA-Wight and Company wants to build a 60-unit condominium complex here on East Street for seniors 55 and over. The developers are applying for a comprehensive permit and are seeking to build above the height allowed in this town.

PETERSHAM, MA-The town wants Harvard to pay taxes on 3,000 acres of land it owns here and it is prepared to seek legislation that would allow it to do so. A representative from the university tells GlobeSt.com that they are talking to the town about a voluntary payment.

GREATER BOSTON-A report released by Finard & Company indicates that the area's retail supply has increased by 2.9 million sf, mostly due to the expansion of dominant retailers such as Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Target and Loew's. The area's vacancy rate for retail space has increased 1%.

GREATER BOSTON-A report released by Finard & Company indicates that the area's retail supply has increased by 2.9 million sf, mostly due to the expansion of dominant retailers such as Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Target and Loew's. The area's vacancy rate for retail space has increased 1%.

UPTON, MA-The proposed plan to put a biomedical waste processing facility here on a 22-acre parcel on Maple Street is becoming trickier as a local activist group introduces a zoning bylaw that would prevent such material from being allowed in the town.