~ #10 Best Performing Cities
(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Milken Institute, November 2009

~ #17 Best Sports Cities
(Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Sporting News, October 2009

~ #3 Best Places to Launch
a Small Business (Raleigh, NC)
CNNMoney.com, October 2009

~ #1 Best Place for Data Centers
(North Carolina)
Tishman Technologies
October 2009

~ #1 America’s Smartest Cities
(Raleigh-Durham, NC)
The Daily Beast, October 2009

~ # 8 Next Hot Youth-Magnet Cities
(Raleigh-Durham, NC)
The Wall Street Journal
September 2009

~ 3rd Highest Percentage of Adults
with at least a Bachelor’s Degree
(Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA)

~ 4th Highest Percentage of Adults
25 and over with a Master’s Degree
or higher
(Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA)

~ 6th Highest Percentage of Adults
with a Doctorate/Professional
Degree
(Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA)
U.S. Census Bureau
September 2009

~ #5 Metro for Best Quality of Life
(Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Business Facilities, August 2009

~ 3rd Highest Percentage of Adults with at least a Bachelor’s Degree (Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA)

~ 4th Highest Percentage of Adults 25 and over with a Master’s Degree or higher (Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA)

~ 6th Highest Percentage of Adults with a Doctorate/Professional Degree (Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA)
U.S. Census Bureau
September 2009

~ #5 Metro for Best Quality of Life
(Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Business Facilities, August 2009

~ Favorite Destination for Retirees
(North Carolina)
Kiplinger.com, August 2009

~ #9 America’s Top States for Business (North Carolina)
CNBC, August 2009

~ #4 MSA With Highest Concentration
of Employment - Drugs and
Pharmaceuticals
(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Business Facilities, August 2009

~ #4 “Nano Metro” in the United States
(The Triangle, NC) The Project on Emerging Nano
Technologies, August 2009

~ #18 Best Cities For Working Mothers
(Raleigh, NC)
Forbes.com, August 2009

~ #10 Overall Biotechnology Strength
(North Carolina)
Business Facilities, July 2009

~ #2 Best Sports Franchise
(Carolina Hurricanes)
ESPN The Magazine, July 2009

~ #18 Sports-Obsessed City
in the U.S. (Raleigh, NC)
Men’s Health, July 2009

~ Best Places to Live and Work
for Young Professionals:
#6 (Cary, NC) - Mighty Micros
#12 (Raleigh, NC) - Midsized Magnets
Next Generation Consulting
June 2009

~ Strongest Metro Area in
North Carolina (Raleigh-Cary, NC) Brookings Institution, June 2009

~ #20 Most Fit MSA
(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
The American College of Sports
Medicine, May 2009

~ # 10 Best City (Raleigh, NC)
Kiplinger’s, May 2009

~ #5 Leading Life Sciences Clusters
in the U.S. (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Milken Institute, May 2009

~ #10 High-Tech Centers in the U.S.
(Raleigh, NC)
American City Business Journals,
May 2009

~ #5 Fastest-Growing Metropolitan
in the Country (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Easy Analytic Software, May 2009

~ #8 Best Big Cities for Jobs
(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Forbes.com, May 2009

~ #1 City with Best Economic Potential
fDi Magazine, (Raleigh, NC)
April 2009

~ #1 City Where Americans Are
Relocating (Raleigh, NC)
Forbes.com, April 2009

~ #1 Best Place for Business and
Careers (Raleigh, NC)
Forbes.com, March 2009

~ 2nd Best State to Do Business In
(North Carolina)
Chief Executive Magazine

March 2009
~ #1 Fastest-Growing Metropolitan
Area in the Country (Raleigh-Cary)
US Census, March 2009

~ #6 Healthiest Housing Market
(Raleigh, NC)
Builderonline.com, February 2009

~ #18 MSA with Highest Rate
of House Price Appreciation
(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Federal Housing Finance Agency,
February 2009

~ #1 Top City for Small Business
(Raleigh, NC)
Bizjournals, February 2009

~ #4 Best City in America for Dating
(Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Sperling’s BestPlaces, January 2009

~ #3 Most Wired City
(Raleigh, NC)
Forbes.com, January 2009

Click here for a PDF of 2009 Accolades

======= 2008 Awards ========

#1 Most Political City
Men's Health, October 2008

#2 Best Performing City
The Milken Institute,  September 2008

 
#2 Best City to Live, Work and Play
Kiplinger’s, July 2008

 
#4 Best State for Business (North Carolina)
Forbes.com, July 2008