Even the Phoenix metro area, which consists of Maricopa and Pinal counties, which grows faster than most of the rest of the state, is seeing some cooling, with a projected 2.8 percent annual job growth. That’s down a tenth of a percentage point from the prior period.
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A 2002 gaming compact between the state and Indian tribes does not prohibit the construction of casinos in the Phoenix metro area, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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