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ATLANTA-With the completion of the tender offer, Darden Restaurants will now pursue a short-form merger to complete the $1.4-billion deal for Rare Hospitality.

BROOKLYN, NY-Shlomo Karpen plans to develop two adjacent luxury residential buildings with a total of 21,000 sf here.

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ-The 22-year-old company, known for its environmental work, brings in additional engineering disciplines with the deal.

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ-The discount brokerage lays off all but 30 staffers as it prepares to go out of business.

HIGHLAND PARK, TX-CWS Capital unveils the 55-unit Cambridge of Highland Park to the market. Buying the asset earlier this year, CWS expects it will take two years to sell out.

WASHINGTON, DC-Native American tribes raise questions over the lengthy delays at the Interior Department, pressing Congress to intervene.

SYRACUSE-As part of its multibillion-dollar DestiNY USA project, the 1.5-million-sf Carousel Center shopping mall here will be 'green' powered.

Mergers and acquisitions practices are flying in the face of a credit crunch, but not all corporate attorneys agree as to why or for how long.