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The Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, is a metropolitan area that includes the City of Phoenix, most of the rest of Maricopa County, a large section of Pinal County, and small parts of southern Yavapai County. The Phoenix–Mesa–Scottsdale Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the US Census Bureau, includes Maricopa and Pinal counties. The population of the Phoenix metropolitan area increased by 45% from 1990 through 2000, compared to the average United States rate of 15%, helping to make Arizona the second fastest growing state in the nation in the 1990s (the fastest was Nevada). The 2000 Census reported the population of the metro area to be 3,251,876. As of July 1, 2006 the MSA is estimated to be at 4,039,182.

 

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The man is accused of lying when federal agents asked him about raising money for the Holy Land Foundation for Relief ...

Aug 21, 2008 7:51 pm

A Mesa man will be in court Thursday afternoon on charges of lying to the FBI about helping a Muslim charity with alleged connections to the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

 

Boy Scouts home after surviving Grand Canyon floodwaters

Aug 21, 2008 6:37 pm

A group of Boy Scouts are happy to be back in their New Jersey home after being rescued from the Grand Canyon floodwaters on Sunday. Three Boy Scouts and three troop leaders were stuck on a patch of l...

 

Arizona voter ID law upheld by federal judge

Aug 21, 2008 6:37 pm

An Arizona law requiring residents to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote and their identification at the polls was upheld by a federal judge on Wednesday.

 

Arizona state senator receives partnership award

Aug 21, 2008 6:37 pm

Senator Amanda Aguirre will receive a 30th Anniversary Partnership award from the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACDHH) for her work with the ACDHH and for championing a 2007 law...

 

Site ranks top 10 Labor Day vacation destinations

Aug 21, 2008 6:22 pm

HotWire.com is announcing its list of the top 10 destinations for the 2008 Labor Day Weekend. "Savvy travelers know to take advantage of the hotel vacancies in big cities over the holidays,"...

 

2-month-old child found alone, locked in Phoenix car

Aug 21, 2008 6:22 pm

A 2-month-old child was found alone in a locked car in east Phoenix on Thursday morning. Officials from the Phoenix Fire Department said the child was taken to a local hospital and might have been in ...

 

ASU study: Popular 100-calorie food packs make you eat more

Aug 21, 2008 5:37 pm

If you're trying to lose weight, you might want to think twice about stocking up on 100-calorie food mini-packs. A new study from Arizona State University and the University of Kentucky shows dieters ...

 

More than 40 cattle mysteriously die in Chino Valley

Aug 21, 2008 4:52 pm

Officials say a mysterious malady has killed more than 40 head of cattle that had been grazing in a pasture in the Chino Valley. The cattle were found dead early Wednesday and ranchers spent the day b...

 

FD: Fire burns 2 homes in north Phoenix

Aug 21, 2008 3:51 pm

Firefighters are on the scene of a 1st alarm fire in north Phoenix in which a fire from one home has spread to another. A fire official said firefighters found one home fully involved and called out m...

 

Mom of missing girl released on $500,000 bail

Aug 21, 2008 3:07 pm

Casey Anthony said nothing as she left the Orange County jail Thursday. She faces charges of child neglect, making false statements and obstructing an investigation.

 
 

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

 

Local News from The Business Journal of Phoenix via Yahoo! News

Go Daddy opens up unlimited e-mail storage

Aug 21, 2008 6:14 pm

Go Daddy Group Inc. is offering unlimited e-mail storage for people who don't like cleaning out their inbox or are overwhelmed with incoming mail.

 

Vyrex becomes PowerVerde in effort to commercialize zero-emissions motor

Aug 21, 2008 5:59 pm

Vyrex Corp. shareholders approved a name change to PowerVerde Inc., as the Phoenix company seeks to gain recognition for its gas expansion motor, said to produce power from low-grade sources of heat o...

 

Wells Fargo pledges $1 billion in loans to African American businesses

Aug 21, 2008 5:14 pm

Wells Fargo & Co. is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its African American Business Services program with a pledge to lend another $1 billion to African American business owners by 2018. (WFC)

 

Phoenix-area foreclosure sales decline in July, but continue to outpace 2007

Aug 21, 2008 5:14 pm

Home foreclosures in the Phoenix area dropped from June to July, but still are staggeringly higher than the same time last year.

 

Expect much higher holiday fares this year, say experts

Aug 21, 2008 4:29 pm

Holiday travelers will pay as much as 35 percent more for flights this season compared with last year, according to Live Search Farecast.

 

Intel, Yahoo in deal to bring Internet to television

Aug 21, 2008 4:29 pm

Intel Corp. and Yahoo Inc. on Wednesday announced plans for the Widget Channel, a television application framework optimized for TV and related consumer electronics devices.

 

Thunderbird challenges students to develop 'sustainable innovation'

Aug 21, 2008 12:29 am

Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale has opened registration for its third Global Sustainable Innovation Summit.

 

Goodyear to close 92 company-owned stores

Aug 20, 2008 11:28 pm

In an effort to cut costs, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said it will close 92 of its more than 700 company-owned stores by the end of the year. (GT)

 

Venezuela seizes Cemex assets

Aug 20, 2008 9:29 pm

Venezuela has seized cement plants and other private assets in the South American country owned by Mexican cement giant Cemex, which has operations in Arizona. (CX)

 

Phoenix Convention Bureau revamping visitor Web site

Aug 20, 2008 8:43 pm

The Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau is rebuilding its Web site to include more interactive features and offer more resources to residents and travelers.

 
 

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