MilkenInstitute.Org > Publications > Best Performing Cities 2005: Where America's Jobs Are Created and Sustained

MilkenInstitute.Org > Publications > Best Performing Cities 2005: Where America's Jobs Are Created and Sustained: "The 2005 winners have similar characteristics: strong and growing service sectors, a robust recovery in tourism, growing populations and an increase in the number of retirees. As evidence, six metros in the top 20 come from the Southwest, including three in California (Riverside, Santa Barbara and Santa Ana) and two in Arizona (Tucson and Phoenix). The other is Las Vegas. "