Tops and Bottoms

Top 15 of the HOTTEST places for jobs (TIME, January 20, 1997):

City; Growth; Key areas

1. Las Vegas; 8.0%; Casinos

2. Phoenix; 5.8%; High-tech, small manufacturing

3. Austin; 5.6%; High-tech, manufacturing

4. Salt Lake City; 5.5%; Bio-tech, construction

5. Boise; 5.0%; High-tech, retail

6. Atlanta; 4.8%; Business services, retail

7. Portland; 4.5%; Semiconductors

8. Albuquerque; 4.4%; High-tech, services

9. San Jose; 4.1%; High-tech

10. Dallas; 4.0%; Financial services, communications

11. Fort Lauderdale; 3.7%; Data processing

12. Mobile; 3.7%; Telemarketing, financial services

13. Orlando; 3.4%; Software design, entertainment

14. Seattle; 2.8%; Aviation, High-tech

15. Raleigh; 2.8%; Pharmaceuticals, High-tech

Top 10 philanthropists in the nation for 1996 (Slate):

1. Utah grocery magnate L. S. Skaggs, who with his wife gave $100 million to San Diego's Scripps Research Institute.

6. Southern California's Gonda family gave $45 million to create a neuroscience and genetic research center at UCLA.

10. El Monte, CA entrepreneur donated $35 million to the USC School of Business