ATLANTA—Locally-based home improvement retailer Home Depot reports it has begun the spring selling season hiring process and expects to fill more than 80,000 positions nationwide.

PHOENIX—Two words tell the story of the 2014 Metro Phoenix office market: East Valley. The Tempe, Scottsdale and Chandler submarkets outperformed the entire Valley, helping to pull the city back to real estate health, according to figures released by Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona, Inc.

STAMFORD, CT—Establishing Starwood Vacation Ownership as a standalone entity would move the parent company forward in its “asset light strategy,” says Starwood CEO Frits van Paasschen.

LOS ANGELES—Kloe Colacarro gets promoted to head of leasing at Caruso Affiliated, and will oversee the leasing efforts for its major property portfolio, including the Grove, the Americana at Brand and the Commons at Calabasas.