Editing Tempe, Arizona (section)

==Economy==
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[[File:Haydenferry.jpg|thumb|right|Hayden Ferry Lakeside development on the north end of Downtown Tempe]]
Tempe is the headquarters and executive office of one [[Fortune 500]] company: [[DriveTime]]. [[Benchmark Electronics]], [[Carvana]], [[GoDaddy]], [[NortonLifeLock]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Identity Theft Protection From ID & Credit Fraud – LifeLock |url=http://www.lifelock.com/about-us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111113741/http://www.lifelock.com/about-us |archive-date=January 11, 2011 |access-date=April 21, 2016 |website=Lifelock.com }}</ref> [[First Solar]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vertically Integrated Utility-Scale PV Power Solutions Provider – First Solar |url=http://www.firstsolar.com/ |access-date=April 21, 2016 |website=Firstsolar.com |archive-date=December 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202045736/http://www.firstsolar.com/purchase_modules.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Honeywell CEO resigns, will head Tempe-based First Solar |url=http://www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/2009/09/03/20090903biz-honeywell0904.html |access-date=April 21, 2016 |website=Azcentral.com |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221919/http://www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/2009/09/03/20090903biz-honeywell0904.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Salt River Project]], [[Circle K]], and Fulton Homes are also headquartered in Tempe. [[Cold Stone Creamery]] was originally headquartered in Tempe and location #0001 is still in operation today at 3330 S McClintock Drive in Tempe. Tempe prides itself in assisting burgeoning businesses and has a variety of resources and programs available, such as [https://www.tempe.gov/government/economic-development/small-business/fabric FABRiC] (Fashion and Business Resource Innovation Center) and [https://www.tempe.gov/government/economic-development/small-business/bric BRiC] (Business Resource and Innovation Center).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Small Business {{!}} City of Tempe, AZ |url=https://www.tempe.gov/government/economic-development/small-business |access-date=May 8, 2019 |website=www.tempe.gov |archive-date=April 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425202040/https://www.tempe.gov/government/economic-development/small-business |url-status=live }}</ref>

Tempe is also home to the first and largest campus of [[Arizona State University]]. It was the longtime host of the [[Fiesta Bowl]] (1971–2006), where it hosted multiple national championship college football games. It then began hosting the [[Insight Bowl]] in December 2006, which remained through the January 2015 playing, when it was known as the [[Cactus Bowl]].

Tempe houses several performance venues including [[Gammage Auditorium]] and the [[Tempe Center for the Arts]].

Tempe Town Lake is home to many national and international events, such as Ironman Arizona and Rock n Roll Marathon. [[Gammage Auditorium]] was also the site of one of the three [[2004 United States presidential debates|Presidential debates in 2004]], and [[Super Bowl XXX]] was played at [[Sun Devil Stadium]]. Additionally, Tempe is the [[spring training]] host city of the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]].

[[File:231105-6 Emerald Center.jpg|thumb|IKEA within the Emerald Center shopping mall, with [[South Mountains (Arizona)|South Mountain]] in the distance]]
One of Arizona's largest shopping malls, [[Arizona Mills]], sits near the border with the town of [[Guadalupe, Arizona|Guadalupe]]. The city is the location of the first [[IKEA]] branch in Arizona, also near the southern boundary. [[Tempe Marketplace]], a large open air mall featuring live music and water and laser shows, is located just southeast of [[Tempe Town Lake]]. Tempe can boast an array of wholesalers and manufacturers. [[Mill Avenue]], located just west of Hayden Butte, is a shopping and entertainment area in the city popular with pedestrians and students. With the completion of Tempe Town Lake, commercial and high-rise development along the reservoir quickly transformed the cityscape of Mill Avenue and the skyline of downtown Tempe.

===Top employers===
According to Tempe's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the financial year ending June 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|url=https://www.tempe.gov/government/financial-services/open-book|access-date=April 8, 2020|website=www.tempe.gov}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! Employees
|-
|1
| [[Arizona State University]]
|8,010
|-
|2
|[[State Farm Insurance]]
|6,550
|-
|3
|Freedom Financial Network
|2,300
|-
|4
|[[JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association|JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association]]
|2,220
|-
|5
|ABM Industries Inc
|2,000
|-
|6
| City of Tempe
|1,983
|-
|7
|[[Honeywell]]
|1,540
|-
|8
|Total Events Management LLC
|1,040
|-
|9
|[[Wells Fargo]]
|1,030
|-
|10
| ADP Inc
|1,000
|-
|10
|Bank of the West
|1,000
|}