SAN JOSE, CA -- Average office rent in Silicon Valley has shot up 43 percent in the last year and its northern neighbor, San Francisco, has just broken into the top 10 most expensive world office markets.

VANCOUVER, WA-Daniel Schulte has been named as director of development for Red Lion Hotels & Inns, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilton Hotels Corporation.

ORLANDO-Central Florida's venture capital pot is simmering as area businesses raise $67.3 million in the second quarter, up 8.5% from $62.05 million in the first period. Tantivy Communications alone worked up $55 million from a dozen firms.