Talend CEO Mike Tuchen learned just how tough Silicon Valley’s talent war can be, even for C-suite roles, in his latest executive hire.

The school has experienced massive growth since David Schleich took the helm in 2007.

It was in Milan 35 years ago that a young Howard Schultz was inspired to create Starbucks as he roamed the streets, sipping espresso. Now, in one of his last acts as with the company, he is opening his first coffee shop there. “The opening of the Milan Roastery is the story of Starbucks coming full circle,” said Howard Schultz, chairman emeritus of Starbucks, who retired earlier this year. “I am so proud and humbled to bring our Italian customers an experience that is the very best of Starbucks.”  Starbucks Inc.…

A divided King County Council is dickering over how to divvy up lodging tax revenue among the ballpark, affordable housing and tourism promotion.

The ambitious plan would target families, veterans and boosting the housing stock.

Search software company Elastic NV is the latest Silicon Valley tech business to join the IPO parade. The Mountain View company filed a prospectus on Wednesday that said it plans to debut on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol of “ESTC.” Its subscription-based data search software is used by Uber, Adobe, Dell, Netflix, The New York Times and others Elastic NV said in its prospectus that it lost $18.6 million in the latest quarter despite a 79 percent jump in sales to $56.6 million.…