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Northwest Medical Center (NMC) announced that it plans to invest almost $50 million in a new surgical wing, which will accommodate a growing demand for surgical services. The expansion is set to break ground this winter, and hospital officials expect that the project will take up to 20 months to complete.

Tucson Spectrum, a million-square-foot shopping center on West Irvington Road, was recently bought by DDR Corp., an Ohio-based real estate investment trust, for $80 million. The open-air retail center is currently 99 percent leased and major tenants include Harkins Theatres (l80,527 square feet), Target (124,696 square feet), JCPenney (99,956 square feet), Home Depot (104,000 square feet) and Food City (55,000 square feet), reported the Arizona Daily Star.