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Phoenix, known as the Valley of the Sun, is the sixth largest city in the nation. Phoenix is the capital of Arizona and the Maricopa County seat. It is the hub of the rapidly growing Southwest and the heart of a metro area of 2.72 million. Phoenix's explosive growth began during World War II when military airfields were built in Maricopa County for the near-perfect flying weather. Many defense industries followed. Luke Air Force Base, west of Phoenix, is the largest jet fighter training base in the world.

The Phoenix climate has been a major factor in its economic development with the area experiencing sunshine nearly every day of the year. The name Phoenix - legendary Egyptian symbol of rebirth - was chosen because the city was built on the ruins of the Hohokam Indian civilization, whose farmers laid out irrigation canals still in use today.

Phoenix has a diversified economic base. Manufacturing is a leading employer with 148,000 people working for 3,400 firms in the metro area. Electronics is a strong component, ranking third among electronic production centers in the country. Tourism is an important income producer with many world-class hotels and resorts. More than 45 percent of total employment is in the retail trade and service sectors. State and county government provides more than 30,000 jobs. The top ten non-governmental employers include: Motorola, Samaritan Health Systems, Wal-Mart, Allied Signal, Intel, American Express, American West, Bank One, Bank of America, and Safeway, Inc., who employ nearly 100,00 people.

Spectator sports flourish in Phoenix. Professional teams include the Cardinals (NFL), Suns (NBA), Coyotes (NHL), Mercury (WNBA), and The Arizona Diamondbacks, (MLB). Each spring Cactus league baseball games feature the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners.

Museums include the Heard, founded to spotlight Indian culture, now with 75,000 artifacts; the Phoenix Art Museum with 18,000 works; the Arizona Mineral Museum and Pueblo Grande. There are an excellent symphony, opera and ballet companies, as well as numerous theater groups.

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