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Triangle Accolades Make it a Great Place to Live, Work and Play
2009 Accolades
• # 1 Fastest Growing Metro (Raleigh-Cary) Census (from 2007 to 2008), March 19, 2009
• # 23 Fastest Growing Metro (Durham) Census (from 2007 to 2008), March 19, 2009
• # 1 Most Favorite Basketball School (UNC) Harris Interactive, March 26, 2009
• # 2 Most Favorite Basketball School (Duke) Harris Interactive, March 26, 2009
• # 3 Most Favorite Women's Basketball School (UNC) Harris Interactive, March 26, 2009
• # 7 Most Favorite Women's Basketball School (Duke) Harris Interactive, March 26, 2009
• # 10 Top Startup Locations and New Braches for Logistics Bizminer, Business Xpansion Journal, January 2009
• #4 Major Market in the South (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
• #9 Market in the South for Advanced Manufacturing (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
2008 Accolades
• Top Ten Great Innovation Market in the South (Raleigh-Cary-Durham, NC)
Southern Business & Development, Winter 2008
• #1 Best Place for Business and Careers (Raleigh, NC) Forbes.com, March 2008
• #20 Best Place to Live and Launch (Raleigh, NC) CNNMoney.com, March 2008
• #6 Medium-Sized Metro (Raleigh-Cary, NC) Site Selection, March 2008
• #2 Best City for Bargain House-Hunters (Raleigh, NC) Forbes.com, February 2008
• #9 Best City for Jobs (Raleigh, NC) Forbes.com, January 2008
• #3 Most Romantic City for Baby Boomers (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) Sperling's BestPlaces, March 2008
• # 2 Fastest Growing Metro (Raleigh) American City Business Journal, December 5, 2008
• # 1 Best City (Durham) to Retire Black Enterprise, September 10, 2008
• One of 15 "Up-and-Coming Neighborhoods: Great Buying Opportunities" BusinessWeek, September 23, 2008
• # 1 Best State Business Climate (NC) Site Selection, November 2008
• # 2 Best State (NC) in Business Climate Development Counsellors International (DCI), July 28, 2008
• # 4 Best State for Business (NC) Forbes, July 31, 2008
• # 2 Best Performing Metro (Raleigh-Cary) Milken Institute, September 10, 2008
• # 3 Most Educated Workforce (Raleigh) Business Facilities, July 2008
• # 13 Fastest Growing City (Raleigh) by Percentage Value U.S. Census Bureau, July 10, 2008
• # 5 Fastest Growing City (Cary) by Percentage Value U.S. Census Bureau, July 10, 2008
• # 10 Fastest Growing City (Raleigh) by Numeric Value U.S. Census Bureau, July 10, 2008
• # 2 Best City (Raleigh) to Live, Work and Play Kiplinger's Personal Finance, July 2008
• # 8 Best City (Raleigh-Durham) for Recent College Grads Forbes, June 26, 2008
• # 1 Pro-Business State (NC) Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Inc., June 2008
• # 12 Largest Employment Levels of Drug and Pharmaceutical Jobs (Raleigh-Cary MSA)
Technology, Talent and Capital: State Bioscience Initiatives 2008, June 18, 2008
• # 9 Largest Employment Levels of Drug and Pharmaceutical Jobs (Durham MSA)
Technology, Talent and Capital: State Bioscience Initiatives 2008, June 18, 2008
• # 7 Largest Employment Levels of Drug and Pharmaceutical Jobs (Raleigh-Durham-Cary CBSA)
Technology, Talent and Capital: State Bioscience Initiatives 2008, June 18, 2008
• # 2 Highest Location Quotient in Drugs and Pharmaceutical Jobs for Medium MSAs (Durham MSA) Technology, Talent and Capital: State Bioscience Initiatives 2008, June 18, 2008
• # 4 Highest Location Quotient in Drugs and Pharmaceutical Jobs for Large MSAs (Raleigh-Cary MSA) Technology, Talent and Capital: State Bioscience Initiatives 2008, June 18, 2008
• # 11 Largest Employment Levels in Research, Testing & Medical Labs for Large MSAs (Raleigh-Cary MSA) Technology, Talent and Capital: State Bioscience Initiatives 2008, June 18, 2008
• # 17 Largest Employment Levels in Research, Testing & Medical Labs (Durham MSA)
Technology, Talent and Capital: State Bioscience Initiatives 2008, June 18, 2008
• # 1 Largest Employment Levels in Research, Testing & Medical Labs for Medium MSAs (Durham MSA) Technology, Talent and Capital: State Bioscience Initiatives 2008, June 18, 2008
• # 1 Labor Market (Raleigh) for Young Adults American City Business Journals, May 16, 2008
• # 3 Most Competitive State (NC) in 2007 Site Selection, May 2008
• # 4 Highest Concentration of Tech Workers (Durham MSA) AeA's Cybercities 2008, June 23, 2008
• # 12 Highest Concentration of Tech Workers (Raleigh-Cary MSA) AeA's Cybercities 2008, June 23, 2008
• # 4 Best College Program (UNC) in 2007-2008 Sports Illustrated, July 16, 2008
• The Best American City for Singles (Raleigh, NC) Every Day with Rachael Ray, January 2008
• Top Five Strongest Real Estate Market (Raleigh-Cary, NC)Veros.com, January 2008
• #3 Most Wired City (Raleigh, NC)Forbes.com, January 2008
• #10 Least Miserable Airport (Raleigh-Durham Intl.)U.S. News & World Report, February 2008
• #1 Healthiest City for Men (Raleigh, NC)Men's Health, January 2008
2007 Accolades
• #7 Top Appreciating Metro Area (Raleigh, NC)Money, December 2007
• Gold Rating (Wake County Schools) Expansion Management's Education Quotient, January 2007
• #1 School District in the Nation for Certified Teachers (Wake County) National Board of Certified Teachers, January 2007
• Top 50 Hottest Cities for Expanding and Relocating Companies (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Expansion Management, February 2007
• #1 Seller's Market-Residential (Raleigh, NC) Forbes.com, June 1007
• #16 Top Real Estate Market (Raleigh, NC) Expansion Management, October 2007
• #3 - Medium Markets (Raleigh-Cary, NC) Worldwide ERC and Primacy Relocation, 2007 Report
• Top 25 Places for Retirement Jobs (Raleigh-Durham, NC) MarketWatch, November 2007
• #1 Top Business Climate (North Carolina) Site Selection, November 2007
• #12 Most Affordable Real Estate Market in the Nation (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Forbes.com, August 2007
• #18 Fastest Growing Suburb in America (Holly Springs, NC)
#20 Fastest Growing Suburb in America (Wake Forest, NC)
#63 Fastest Growing Suburb in America (Apex, NC)
Forbes.com, August 2007
• #14 Best Place to Live (Apex, NC)
# 22 Best Place to Live (Holly Springs, NC)
Money, July 2007
• #5 Best Place to Find a Mate (Raleigh, NC) Men's Health, March 2007
• #3 Economic Development Hot Spot (Wake County, NC) National Policy Research Council, September 2007
• #10 Economic Development Hot Spot (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) National Policy Research Council, September 2007
• Top Research Science Park (North Carolina State University - Centennial Campus) The Association of University Research Parks, November 2007
• #15 Most Educated Workforce (Raleigh, NC) Business Facilities, July 2007
• #12 Best Market for Female Execs and Women Business Owners (Raleigh, NC)
Bizjournals, August 2007
• "Fast City" for Research and Development (Raleigh-Durham, NC) Fast Company, July 2007
• #3 5-Star Business Opportunity Metros (Raleigh-Cary, NC) Expansion Management, August 2007
• #3 Techiest City in America (Raleigh-Cary, NC) U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 (Data released September 2007)
• #8 County for Business Recruitment and Attraction (Wake County)
#10 Large Metro for Business Recruitment & Attraction (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Expansion Management, May/June 2007
• 5-Star Knowledge Worker Metro (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
#3 Metro for College Educated Workers (Raleigh-Cary, NC) Expansion Management, April 2007
• #3 America's Best Jobs in the Hottest Cities (Raleigh-Durham, NC) Business 2.0, May 2007
• Top Ten Places in the South for the Creative Class (Raleigh-Durham, NC) Southern Business and Development, Winter 2007
• #3 Best City for African Americans (Raleigh, NC) Black Enterprise, May 2007
• Top 5 Cities for Young Singles (Raleigh, NC) Kiplinger's Best Cities for Every Stage of Your Life list, June 2007
• #8 Fastest Growing Metro in the Nation (Raleigh-Cary, NC) U.S. Census Bureau, April 2007
• #1 Best Place for Business and Careers (Raleigh, NC) Forbes, April 2007
• #1 Best U.S. City for Jobs (Raleigh-Cary, NC) Forbes.com, February 2007
• #4 Hottest Job Market for Young Adults (Raleigh, NC) Bizjournals, April 2007
• #8 Fastest Growing Large City (Cary, NC)
#15 Fastest Growing Large City (Raleigh, NC) U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 (Data released 2007)
