Enrollment soars at ASU downtown Phoenix campus
[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] — Forty-two percent more students are taking classes at Arizona State University’s high-profile downtown Phoenix campus this year, despite state budget cutbacks and the fact that overall university enrollment grew by only 1,000 students. Slightly more than 7,000 students took at least one class downtown this fall, up from 4,963 … Read more
Arizona cities drop in Milken Institute’s Best Performing Cities Index
The Milken Institute Best Performing Cities Index ranks U.S. metropolitan areas by how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. The components include job, wage and salary, and technology growth. How did the Arizona communities (MSAs) of Flagstaff, Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson, and Yuma perform? Results here.