Great things are happening in the Triangle area in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill & Cary! View the many recognitions from a wide variety of publications that the Triangle area has received for the past year. 2010 Recognition Wake County (Cary-Raleigh) was ranked #13 Where the Jobs Are -CNNMoney, July Cary was ranked #23 as Top 100 Places to Live-CNNMoney.com, July Chapel Hill was ranked #40 as Top 100 Places to Live-CNNMoney.com, July North Carolina was ranked #4 for Top States for Business-CNBC, July Raleigh was ranked 20th Fastest Growing Incorporated Place in the U.S. over 100,000 Population- U.S. Census Bureau, June Angus Barn Restaurant was ranked as One of the South’s Best Pies- Southern Living, June Raleigh was ranked #1 among large US metros on the best quality of life in America-Triangle Biz Journal, May North Carolina was ranked #2 as the Best Business States-Chief Executive magazine, May Raleigh-Cary was ranked 15th on having the Strongest Economy among U.S. metropolitan statistical areas-Triangle Biz Journal, May Chapel Hill-Durham was ranked # 4 as Best Mid-Sized Cities For Jobs-Forbes.com, April Raleigh-Cary was ranked #8 as Best Big Cities for Jobs-Forbes, April Raleigh-Cary was ranked as #8 Best Place to Live- RelocateAmerica.com, April Raleigh-Cary was ranked #3 Best Place for Business and Careers- Forbes.com, April Raleigh was ranked as #3 on its list of Best Markets for Young Adults based on growth rate, cost of living, percentage of college educated, etc.- Portfolio.com, March Raleigh-Cary was ranked #1 among America’s Most Wired Cities- Forbes.com, March UNC was ranked # 2 as Top College Sports Towns-Forbes.com, March Durham was named the 4th Most Affordable City in America-NBC's Today Show, March Raleigh was ranked #8 among Top Value Destinations on Travel Value Index - Hotwire.com, March Durham was ranked 6th Healthiest Market among the top 100 U.S. Housing Markets-Hanley Wood Market Intelligence, February Raleigh was ranked #15 as one of the Western Cities Fare Best in Well-Being Index -USA Today, February Raleigh was ranked #63 as Best Cities to Find Love-The Daily Beast, February Raleigh-Cary was ranked #3 Metro Area for Overall Well-Being- Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, February Lonnie Poole Golf Course at N.C. State University was ranked Best New Courses of 2009 (Raleigh) - Links Magazine, February Wake Forest was ranked #9 from 2009 Most Notable Recession-Resistant High-Growth Areas in the US.-Gadberry Group, January Raleigh-Angus Barn was ranked as 50 All-American Icons: Restaurants That Stole Our Hearts and Stood the Test of Time-Nation's Restaurant News, January Raleigh (Rex Hospital) was named America's Least Deadly Hospitals-Forbes.com, January Raleigh-The Melting Pot was ranked as 50 Most Romantic Restaurants- OpenTable Inc., January Raleigh- Rey's was ranked as 50 Most Romantic Restaurants-OpenTable Inc., January
2009 Recognition Raleigh-Cary was ranked #9 as America's Fastest-Recovering Cities in Forbes, November Cary was ranked #19 as Safest U.S. Cities in CQ Press, November Raleigh-Cary was ranked #21 as Ameica's Best Bang for the Bucks Cities in Forbes, November Durham Metro Area was ranked the second safest place for pedestrians in North Carolina- Transportation for America, November Chapel Hill was ranked as one of the Best Places to Raise Your Kids in Business Week, November Raleigh-Cary was ranked #10 as Best Performing Cities in Milken Institute, November Raleigh-Durham was ranked #1 America's Smartest Cities in The Daily Beast, October North Carolina was ranked #1 Best Place for Data Centers in Tishman Technologies, October NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh was ranked #1 Attraction in North Carolina Most Visited by school groups in Carolina Publishing associates, October Raleigh-Cary was ranked #3 as Best Place to Start a Business in Fortune/Kauffman Foundation, October Raleigh was ranked #5 of U.S. Cities On The Rise in Forbes, October Durham was ranked 15th Best Mid-Sized Metro in which to Launch a Small Business-CNN Money, October Raleigh was ranked #3 as Best Places to Launch a Small Business in CNNMoney.com, October Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill were ranked #17as Best Sports City in Sporting News, October
Raleigh-Durham was ranked #8 as Next Hot Youth-Magnet Cities in The Wall Street Journal, September Durham was ranked #3 area with the Biggest Change in the Number of Financial Services Jobs-The Wall Street Journal, September Raleigh-Durham-Cary were ranked #6-highest percentage (5%) of adults with a doctorate or professional degree among Combined Statistical Areas nationwide in the Triangle Business Journal and UD Census Bureau, September UNC (Chapel Hill) was ranked #13 as America's Best College Buys in Forbes, August Raleigh was ranked #18 as Best Cities for Working Mothers in Forbes, August Carolina Hurricanes (Raleigh) was ranked #2 as Best Sports Franchise in ESPN Magazine, July
Apex was ranked #3 for America’s 25 Best Places to Move in Forbes, July Chapel Hill was ranked #8 in Where To Live Cheaply in Forbes, July Durham was ranked # 2 as Best City: It's All About Jobs in Kiplinger's Personal Finance, July Cary was ranked #8 for America's 25 Best Places to Move in Forbes, July Raleigh was ranked #18 as Sports-Obsessed City in the US in Men's Health, July Raleigh was ranked #10 for 2009 Best Cities in Kiplinger, July Durham was ranked as the #8 place to Get More for Less-Forbes, July NC was ranked #3 asTop Pro-Business State for 2009 in Pollina Corporate Real Estate, June East Durham was ranked #51 "Best Old-House Neighborhoods"-This Old House, June
Cary was ranked # 6 Best Places to Live and Work for Young Professionals in Mighty Macros, June Raleigh-Cary was ranked as on of the Strongest Metro Area in North Carolina in Brookins Institution, June Raleigh was ranked #12 as Best Places to Live and Work for Young Professionals in Midsized Magents Next Generation Consulting, June
Raleigh-Durham was ranked #5 as Leading Life Sciences Clusters in the US in Milken Institute, May Raleigh-Cary was ranked #20 as Most Fit MSA in The American College of Sports Medicine, May Raleigh-Durham was ranked #8 as Best Big Cities for Jobs in Forbes.com, May Raleigh was ranked #1 as City with Best Economic Potential in FDI Magazine, April Raleigh was ranked #1 as City Where Americans Are Relocating in Forbes, April Durham was ranked #5 as Top 100 Places to Live in Relocate-America, April Durham was ranked #4 as Best Mid-Sized Areas for Jobs in Forbes, April Raleigh was ranked #1 as Best Places For Business And Careers in Forbes, March Raleigh was ranked #1 as Fastest-Growing Metropolitan Area in the Country in US Census, March Durham was ranked #3 as The Best Places for Business and Careers in Forbes, March Raleigh was ranked as #5 as The Healthiest Housing Market in Builder Magazine February Raleigh was ranked #1 as Top City for Small Business in Bizjournals, February Raleigh was ranked #3 as Most Wired City in Forbes, January
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