2011

#1 Best City in America (Raleigh) - Businessweek.com - 7/11

#1 Among Best Places for Business and Careers (Raleigh-Cary) - Forbes.com - 6/11

 #1 City for Families (Raleigh) - Forbes.com - 6/11

#2 Metro for Job Growth with Average Employment 250K to 750K (Raleigh) - Business Facilities - 8/11

#2 Next Big Boom Town (Raleigh-Cary) - Forbes.com - 7/11  

 #2 America's Best Cities for Young Professionals (Raleigh-Cary) - Forbes.com - 7/11

 #2 Brain Magnet in the Nation (Raleigh-Durham-Cary) - Forbes - 2/11

 Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Community (Raleigh) – League of American Bicyclists - 4/11

 #3 Best Labor Market for Young Adults (Raleigh-Cary) - Portfolio.com/bizjournals - 4/11

 #3 America’s Cleanest Cities (Raleigh-Cary) - Forbes - 3/11

 #7 Top Metro for Small Business (Raleigh-Cary) - Portfolio.com/bizjournals - 4/11

 Two of America’s 100 Best Beer Bars (Busy Bee Café and The Raleigh Times Bar, Raleigh) - Draft Magazine - 1/11

2010

#1 Quality of Life in America – Major Metros (Raleigh-Cary) - Portfolio.com/bizjournals – 5/10

#1 America’s Most Wired City (Raleigh-Cary) – Forbes.com – 3/10

#1 10 Great Cities for Raising Families (Raleigh) – Kiplinger’s – 8/10

#2 Healthiest Housing Markets (Raleigh-Cary) – Hanley Wood Market Intelligence – 2/10

#3 Most Innovative U.S. City (Raleigh) – Forbes.com – 5/10

#3 Best Market for Young Adults (Raleigh-Cary) – Portfolio.com – 3/10

#3 Metro Area for Overall Well-Being (Raleigh-Cary) – Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index – 2/10

#3 Best Place for Business and Careers (Raleigh-Cary) – Forbes.com – 4/10

#3 Best Places for Business and Careers (Raleigh-Cary) – Forbes.com – 7/10

#4 Least-Stressed Metropolitan Areas Among the 50 Biggest Metros (Raleigh-Cary) Portfolio.com (September)

#4 Among America’s Smartest Cities (Raleigh-Cary) – CNNMoney.com – 10/10  

#7 Best-Performing City (Raleigh-Cary) – Milken Institute – 10/10

#8 Best Place to Live (Raleigh-Cary) – RelocateAmerica.com – 4/10 

#8 Best City for Job Growth (Raleigh-Cary) – Newgeography.com – 11/10

Four recommended downtown Raleigh destinations to visit – Southern Living – 2/10   (Escazu Artisan Chocolates, Boylan Bridge Brewpub, Krispy Kreme, Stitch)

North Carolina’s Axis of Cool (Raleigh-Durham) – New York Times T:Travel Magazine – 11/10