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Switzerland-based Arena Pharmaceuticals GmbH today announced that it has transferred its prescription diet drug application to Eisai Inc., in Woodcliff Lake, to gain marketing approval in the United States to develop and commercialize the drug.

Commercial real estate investment firm Vornado Realty Trust, in Paramus, announced Friday that Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Google Inc., has signed a lease for 572,000 square feet of office space in Chicago.

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UMH Properties Inc., in Freehold, announced Friday it has acquired a 123-site manufactured home community in New Middletown, Ohio, for $3.4 million.