1.   Along the way, they transformed Miami-Dade County from a Southern resort town into a thriving hub of international trade.

2.   As she toured the ancient city of Brugge, she learned it had once been a thriving hub of maritime commerce.

3.   Here were traces of a time long before Arabia Felix was a thriving hub of ancient trade.

4.   Today, the Gaslamp Quarter is a thriving hub of entertainment, eats and upscale shops.

5.   Today, the Gaslamp Quarter is a thriving hub of entertainment and upscale shops.

6.   Whether Oakland will ultimately develop into a thriving hub for arts and culture is yet to be seen, but the results for Fischer and Quinn have been promising.

7.   This thriving hub has become an unlikely magnet for thousands of refugees from embattled areas of war-torn Afghanistan as well as from its troubled neighbours.