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15PHOENIX
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT
Bank of the West recently expanded in Phoenix to support businesses that have made the city a growing center of
innovation, tourism, and culture. Here are just a few details we learned about Phoenix that help make it such a great
place to do business.
VALLEY OF THE SUN
THE CITY
AIMS TO USE
SUN SHINES
15%
RENEWABLE
85%
OF DAYLIGHT
ENERGY
HOURS (AVG)
BY 2025
BUSINESS SNAPSHOT
1
PHOENIX RANKS 3rd
IN THE U.S. FOR ENTREPRENEURS PER
1,000 PEOPLE.
BIOMEDICAL JOBS ARE GROWING
3X FASTER IN PHOENIX
THAN THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE.
3
MORE THAN 165 RESTAURANTS ARE
LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN
AREA.
NEARLY A DOZEN BUSINESS INCUBATORS AND
ACCELERATORS CALL GREATER PHOENIX HOME.
5
2
4
THE GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMY
REPRESENTS 75%
OF THE STATE’S ECONOMY.
THERE ARE
MORE THAN 200 GOLF COURSES
IN THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA.
7
6
THERE ARE 13 NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS
IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX.
FUN FACTS
15 MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL TEAMS CONDUCT SPRING
TRAINING IN PHOENIX AS PART
OF THE CACTUS LEAGUE.
THE LANDMARK WRIGLEY
MANSION WAS BUILT IN 1932 BY CHEWING
GUM ICON WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR.
AS A 50TH ANNIVERSARY GIFT
TO HIS WIFE.
THE CACTUS GARDEN AROUND
THE WEDDING-CAKE SHAPED TOVREA
CASTLE ORIGINALLY HAD OVER 500
SPECIES OF CACTUS.
MARICOPA COUNTY, WHERE
PHOENIX IS LOCATED, COVERS 9,266
SQUARE MILES, MAKING IT THE SAME
SIZE AS NEW HAMPSHIRE.
And #15: Bank of the West’s new Phoenix business center is located at 2555 E. Camelback Road
(623-334-7170) in the Biltmore district. (https://www.Bankofthewest.com/PhoenixOffers)
Sources:
https://www.phoenix.gov/oep/environment/energy
http://www.gpec.org/key-industries/emerging-tech
http://www.gpec.org/key-industries/healthcare-biomedical
https://issuu.com/greaterphoenix/docs/2012_missioncritical_single?e=3673308/1599949
http://dtphx.org/live/neighborhoods/
http://dtphx.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DPP-Fact-Sheet_01-2016.pdf
http://www.visitphoenix.com/media/media-kit/fun-facts/
http://www.wrigleymansion.com/about-the-wrigley-mansion/
http://www.tovreacastletours.com/about/cactus-gardens/
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