2008 Durham Accolades

Bon Appetit – #1 America’s Foodiest Small-Town.
Black Enterprise - #1 Best Place to Retire.
Catalytix – #1 MSA for Percentage of Creative Workforce Class.
BizJournals – #1 MSA for America’s Hottest Job Markets.
Knoxville [TN] News -Sentinel – #1 MSA for College Graduate Rate amoung select national tech-focused MSA’s.
Men’s Health Magazine – #1 MSA for Least Excessive Drinking and Alcohol-Related Problems.
Country Home – #2 Best Green Cities.
World ERC and Primacy Relocation – #3 Best Small City for Relocating Families.
Business Week – #3 Best Place to Ride Out a Recession.
Fast Company - #3 MSA for Fast Cities (when combined with another MSA and compared back to individual MSA’s).
AeA – #4 MSA in the Nation for the Percentage of Workforce Employed by Tech Firms.
Ben Sperling’s Ranked and Rated Cities with Costco – #4 Most Livable Costco City.
Great Backyard Bird Count – #6 for Bird Counting.
forbes.com – #6 America’s Smallest Cities.
Forbes – #7 Best Place for Business & Careers.
Brookings Institution – #11 MSA in the Nation in Growth in Productivity from 2001-2005.
Fortune Small Business - #12 Top Places to Launch Your Own Business.
Ben Sperling’s City’s Ranked & Rated – #15 Best Place to Live in the USA.
Businessweek – Downtown Durham is one of the top 15 Up-and-coming Neighborhoods.
Country Home - #16 Best Green Places (overall) in America.
Forbes – Top 20 Places to Educate your Child.
National Arbor Day Foundation – Tree City USA for the 24th Year.
Sporting News – #24 Best Area to be a Sports Fan.
ExpansionManagement.com – #26 City where Business Opportunity is Greatest for the Growing Companies.
Prevention – #37 Best Walking City.
Inc. Magazine – #45 Hottest Business Market in the County.
American Music Conference – 100 Communities for Music Education.