Phoenix has overcome weaknesses in its own education system by using talent nurtured elsewhere.
But unlike other large cities of the Southwest, Phoenix has little history in assimilating large numbers of Hispanics.
Vastitas Borealis, the area that Phoenix has landed in, gets covered in a metre-deep layer of frozen carbon dioxide.
Phoenix has America's sixth-highest foreclosure rate, and the city's finances are a mess.
Phoenix has denied tens of millions of dollars in investors' claims for death benefits since 2007, its regulatory filings show.
Since then, Phoenix has focused on selling annuities and consulting services, while paying out claims and managing its remaining liabilities.
Vastitas Borealis, the area that Phoenix has landed in, will be covered in a metre-deep layer of frozen carbon dioxide.
Joaquin Phoenix has said he wants no part in the movie industry awards season, calling the awards "stupid" and "subjective".
Phoenix has done its part to retain legitimacy as a serious team.
Phoenix has thrived because it has been for the rest of America what America is for the world: a magnet for ambitious and restless people.
Since 1995, the greater Phoenix area has added a cumulative total of more than 326, 000 new residents.
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Phoenix now has the fastest-growing employment base among the nation's large cities.
"It's bad for the Hispanic community, " said Manrique, a native of Mexico who has been in Phoenix since 1990 and has run the Taqueria Guadalajara since 2003.
The high-rise condo market in Miami, for instance, has been buoyed by surprisingly strong demand from foreign buyers, and the Phoenix housing market has recently seen a large jump in demand from investors.
Tom Boerwinkle, the former Bulls center who had a franchise-record 37 rebounds in a 1970 game against the Phoenix Suns, has died.
Since 2007, his nonprofit, Phoenix Multisport, has provided free athletic activities and a sober support community to more than 6, 000 participants in Colorado.
Firmus supplies gas to about 20, 000 homes and businesses throughout Northern Ireland and competes with Phoenix, which has a customer base of about 130, 000.
The vessels include the Phoenix, which has featured in several films, and the Matthew, a replica of John Cabot's ship which charted North America in 1497.
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Cigna Medical Group, the medical practice unit of Cigna HealthCare of Arizona, with 25 health centers in the Phoenix area, has a Home-Based Care Team that includes nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
The regulator has powers to enforce price controls on Phoenix, but said it has not yet felt the need to use those powers.
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It has been used in Charlotte, Indianapolis and in Phoenix, where the idea has a long history.
Connolly has been in the Phoenix real estate market for about nine years and has seen the disastrous real estate downturn up close.
The migration to new jobs means that Phoenix's population has remained relatively young.
Shinozuka calls his revival plan "Phoenix 21" and has set up a new Silicon Valley office to tap into industry buzz.
But some of the money may be flowing south to Phoenix, where Mayo has operated an unprofitable hospital since 1998, and to Jacksonville, where it opened a new hospital in 2008.
Michael Black , a Phoenix financial planner who has put several clients into fractional interest deals, won't consider any in which the fees (including his typical 5% take) total more than 10%.
Despite a new and hard-fought players' collective bargaining agreement and dynamic young stars like Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby, the NHL is being held back by floundering teams like the Phoenix Coyotes, which has filed for bankruptcy protection.
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