🌱 Thousands Of New Jobs + Phoenix Breaks Real Estate Records

Happy Tuesday, Phoenix! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine. High: 78 Low: 59.

Here are the top stories in Phoenix today:

1. The greater Phoenix market recently broke several industrial real estate records. The Phoenix area was No. 2 in the nation for job creation in the third quarter, just behind Dallas-Fort Worth. Industrial space vacancies in greater Phoenix decreased significantly over the last quarter and the last year, hitting the lowest level ever recorded of 5.2 percent. (AZ Big Media)
2. A Mexican wresting school in Phoenix is keeping the tradition of Lucha Libre alive locally. The school aims to teach local luchadores (wrestlers) the basic traditional techniques. (12news.com KPNX)
3. Amazon is hiring to fill more than 150,000 seasonal part-time and full-time jobs, and 6,200 of those are in Arizona. Those jobs are in addition to the 7,500 Amazon jobs already listed in Arizona in September. The jobs have a starting pay of $18 per hour. (Phoenix Patch)
4. The Harvest Moon festival at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Phoenix is a thanksgiving celebration of sorts for nature, crops, food and rain. During the festival this weekend the gardens will be decorated with bamboo installations, candles, lanterns and calligraphy displays. (The Arizona Republic)

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Today in Phoenix:

• Sun Lakes Market. (10 a.m.)
• Taxes in Retirement Seminar. (morning). (11 a.m.)
• Taxes in Retirement Seminar. (afternoon). (1 p.m.)
• Estate Planning Seminar. (6 p.m.)
• Arizona Water: Scarce and Precious — Sustainable Water Network. (6 p.m.)
• Asian Americans: A History of Identity, Contributions & Challenges with Renee Tajima-Peña.(7 p.m.)
• Regular Board Meeting — Creighton School District. (7 p.m.)

Phoenix Patch Notebook

• Arizona Humane Society: "Where are all of our Beagle lovers at? This handsome boy is Copper, an 11-year-old Beagle who is already potty trained, leash trained, and knows commands like 'sit,' 'stay,' 'spin' and 'shake!' (Talk about a good boy.)" (Facebook)
• Phoenix Police Department: "Domestic violence can have long and short term effects on children. For more information and ways to protect your children visit Womenshealth.gov/relationships-and-safety/domestic-violence/effects-domestic-violence-children" (Facebook)
• Downtown Phoenix: "Arizona is the 11th state to legalize sports gambling and is projected to produce over $200 million in sports betting revenue annually." (Facebook)
• Phoenix Public Library: "Celebrate Black Poetry Day! Today we honor the literary contributions of Black American voices in poetry from past to present day. Read a favorite poet you know or find someone new in our catalog or eBook collections." (Facebook)

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— Caitlin Sievers

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