Durham Regional Accolades
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2009
- In Kiplinger's recent study, Durham has the 2nd Highest Percentage of Workforce in Creative Class of all 361 US MSAs, Raleigh is the #10 Best City Overall for Jobs, "Best Cities: It's All About Jobs," Kiplinger's Personal Finance, July 2009
- Forbes finds Raleigh-Durham area is the #1 City Where People are Relocating, "Ten Cities Where Americans Are Relocating," Forbes, March 30, 2009
- Forbes names Durham the 3rd Best Place for Business & Careers, "Best Places for Business & Careers," Forbes, March 25, 2009
- Durham ranked the 11th Best Major Metro Area in the US for Job Creation in 2008, "Durham, Raleigh Rank High in Keeping Jobs," Triangle Business Journal, February 2, 2009
- Sarah P. Duke Gardens voted the #6 Best Public Gardens in the South, "Readers' Choice Awards," Southern Living, January 8, 2009
- Duke Ranked as the #5 Best Value in Private Colleges, "100 Best Values in Private Colleges," Kiplinger's Personal Finance, January 2009
2008
- North Carolina ranked the 4th Fastest Growing State in the US, "America's 10 Fastest Growing States," Forbes, December 22, 2008
- El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III at Duke University's Nasher Museum of Art was the 3rd Best Museum Exhibit of 2008, "Top 10 Museum Exhibits," Time, December 2008
- Durham MSA ranked as the 5th Most Smoke-Free Metro Area in the US, "10 Smokiest U.S. Cities--And 10 Most Smoke-Free, Too," US News & World Report, December 16, 2008
- NewGeography.com ranks Durham MSA as #11 Medium-Sized MSA for Business & Growth, NewGeography.com, December 2008
- Duke Men's College Basketball ranked as the #5 Greatest Program of All Time, "The Greatest Programs of All Time," NBC Sports, December 2008
- Durham MSA ranked #8 Most Educated City in America, "America's Best- and Worst-Educated Cities," Forbes, November 24, 2008
- Duke University was ranked the 13th Best University in the World, "World's Best Colleges & Universities: Top 200," US News & World Report, November 20, 2008
- Site Selection magazine Ranks North Carolina as the #1 Business Climate in the US, Site Selection magazine, "2008 Business Climate: Pedal to the Metal," November 2008
- BusinessWeek - Durham is the # 3 US City to Ride out a Recession, BusinessWeek, "The Best Cities for Riding Out a Recession," October 14, 2008
- Sporting News named Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill the Best Sports City in North Carolina and the region finished as the 24th Best Sports City in the United States. Sporting News, "Boston named Best Sports City," October 7, 2008
- BusinessWeek named Downtown Durham the 11th Best Up-and-Coming Neighborhood in the US -- BusinessWeek, "Up-and-Coming Neighborhoods: Great Buying Opportunities," September 23, 2008
- Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners Best Performing Cities Index, Durham -- #21, 10th Best Improvement from 2007 (#74 to #21), "Best-Performing Cities 2008: Where America's Jobs Are Created and Sustained," September 2008
- Durham Bulls Athletic Park Ranked 2nd on PETA's 2008 Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Minor League Ballparks - PETA - September 10, 2008
- Bon Appetit Ranks Durham-CH America's Foodiest Small Town - Bon Appetit Magazine - September 2008
- IBM ranked the #8 Best Place to Launch a Career, "Best Places to Launch a Career," BusinessWeek, September 4, 2008
- Duke University Medical Center ranked as the 8th Best Hospital in the US, "Best Hospitals," US News & World Report, July 10, 2008
- Burt's Bees voted the #2 Greenest Brand in the US, "Satisfying Consumers' Desire for Green," Landor's 2008 ImagePower Green Brands Survey, June 2008
- Durham ranked the #12 Best Place to Live and Launch in the US, "100 Best Places to Live and Launch," Fortune Small Business, March 2008
- Durham Public School - Rogers-Herr Middle School Receives National Recognition - Durham Public Schools Press Release, January 30, 2008
2007
- Forbes Ranks Durham #7 in Top Metros for Business & Career - Forbes Magazine, April 5, 2007
- North Carolina #3 "Best States To Do Business" in Nation in 2008 - Chief Executive Magazine, December 2007
- Durham MSA - "One of the Top 20 Best Places for Education" - Forbes, December 12, 2007
- Duke University #13 in "The Times Higher World University Rankings 2007" - The Times Higher Education Supplement, November 2007
- North Carolina Central University on Top for "Best Value Law Schools" - PreLaw Magazine, November 5, 2007
- Durham #20 in Job Growth Rankings in the "2007 Best Performing Cities, Largest 200 Cities List" - Milken Institute, September 2007
- Durham - One of the Best Areas to Find Real Estate Bargains - BusinessWeek, September 19, 2007
- Durham Receives National Recognition for Community Partnerships - Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce Press Release, September 11, 2007
- Durham Bulls Athletic Park Ranked 1st on PETA's 2007 Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Minor League Ballparks - PETA - September 2007
- Duke University #8 in National Universities: Top Schools in "America's Best Colleges 2008" - U.S. News & World Report, August 27, 2007
- Duke University Medical Center Receives Top Rankings in "America's Best Hospitals 2007" - U.S. News & World Report, July 23, 2007
- Raleigh-Durham Listed in Top 30 Fastest Cities in the World for R&D Clusters Category - Fast Company Magazine, July 2007
- North Carolina #3 Best State for Business - Forbes, July 11, 2007
- City of Durham's Web Site Tops National Accessibility List - Urbilog, July 4, 2007
- Durham Tech Community College Receives Perfect Score for Performance - North Carolina Community College System Press Release, June 13, 2007
- Durham Schools at Top 5 Percent in the US - Newsweek, May 19, 2007
- Durham #3 Small Market, "Best Cities for Relocating Families" - Worldwide ERC (Employee Relocation Council), Primary Relocation, and Sperling's Best Places, May 2007
- Durham #16 in "Best Green Cities" - Sperlings Best Places, May 2007
- Durham-Raleigh #3 in "America's Best Jobs in the Hottest Markets" - Business 2.0 Magazine, May 2007
- Durham Metro #15 in Best Places to Live List - Bert Sperling, and Peter Sander. Cities Ranked & Rated: More than 400 Metropolitan Areas Evaluated in the U.S. and Canada, New Jersey: Wiley, 2007.
- North Carolina Ranks #2 in "Top Ten Competitive States" - Site Selection Magazine, May 2007
- North Carolina in Top Ten for "The Best States for Tech Jobs" - Forbes Magazine, April 24, 2007
- Triangle Businesses Raise Over $224 Million in Venture Capital; Durham Garners Lion's Share - News & Observer, April 24, 2007
- Durham-Raleigh Metro Area #3 in "The Ten Best Cities for African Americans" - Black Enterprise Press Release, April 18, 2007
- Durham Ranks in Top 10 in "Top Metros for Scientists & Engineers" - Expansion Management Magazine, April 2007
- Durham Listed in "2007 List of 5-Star Knowledge Worker Metros" - Expansion Management Magazine, April 2007
- Durham #7 in "Top Metros for University R&D Spending" - Expansion Management Magazine, April 2007
- Durham #7 in "2006 Top Metros by Number of Projects" - Site Selection Magazine, March 2007
- North Carolina #3 in "2006 Top 10 States by Number of Projects" - Site Selection Magazine, March 2007
- North Carolina Pre-K Program Among Nation's Best - "The State of Preschool 2006: State Preschool Yearbook", National Institute for Early Educational Research, March 2007
- Three Durham Public Schools Magnet Schools Receive National Recognition by Magnet School of America for Excellence - Durham Public Schools Press Release, February 26, 2007
- Durham Economy Booms in 2006 - The Herald Sun, January 27, 2007
- Durham Named One of 100 Best Communities for Young People - Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau Press Release, January 26, 2007
- Durham Ranks #6 in Top 10 Tech Towns - Wired, January 15, 2007
- Durham-Raleigh, #3 Best Places for Value Vacations for 2007 - Hotwire Inc., January 2007
2006
- City of Durham #6 in America's Smartest Cities - Forbes Magazine, December 15, 2006
- Governor Easley Announces $100 Million Expansion of Merck Plant in Durham - State of North Carolina, Office of the Governor, December 14, 2006
- Durham - Using Redevelopment to Tell a Story - The New York Times, December 13, 2006
- Business Leaders Laud Durham - The Herald Sun, December 13, 2006
- Quintiles to Add 1,000 Jobs to Durham's Economy - The Herald Sun, November 29, 2006
- North Carolina Named State with Best Business Climate for Fifth Time in Six Years - November 2006, Site Selection Magazine
- Durham in Top Ten Metros for Women Entrepreneurs - AllBusiness.com, Inc., October 2006
- Durham's Gifted Classes Boosted - News & Observer, October 31, 2006
- Durham #18 in Top 40 Real Estate Markets for 2006 - Expansion Management, October 29, 2006
- Durham-Raleigh Ranked #13 for Top Quality of Life - Business Development Outlook, September/October 2006
- Durham Metro's Cost of Living Among Lowest in Nation - The Herald Sun, September 20, 2006
- Durham Restaurant Ranks #11 in Nation by Gourmet Magazine - Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau, September 19, 2006
- Durham-Raleigh #1 High Tech Region (Second Year in a Row) - Silicon Valley Leadership Group's 2007 Projections Report, September 6, 2006
- Duke University Among the Top 100 Universities in the World in Ability to Move Biotech Research into Business Start-ups - Milken Institute, September 2006
- Nextreme Thermal Solutions Wins 2006 Nano 50 Award - Nanotech Briefs, August, 2006
- #12 Best Sports City (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) - The Sporting News, August 2006
- Durham-Raleigh #4 Greatest Home Appreciation Market - Veros, July 2006
- Durham-Raleigh #6 Best City for Singles - Forbes Magazine, July 25, 2006
- Duke Ranks Among Top 10 US Hospitals - US News & World Report, July 13, 2006
- Durham - Top 10 Brainiest Medium-Sized Cities in America - Carolina Newswire, June 13, 2006
- Triangle - US Economic Hot Spot - The Herald Sun, May 25, 2006
- Durham Economy Back in the Game - The Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2006
- City of Durham Named to Inaugural "Fit Community" List - City of Durham News Release, May 10, 2006
- Forbes Ranks Durham in Top Ten Metros for Business & Career - Forbes Magazine, May 4, 2006
- Duke Ranks #11 in America's Top Business Schools, 2007 - US News & World Report, April 10, 2006
- Durham Receives Cultural Diversity Award for Latino Initiative- City of Durham News Release, April 7, 2006
- Durham Metro #7 in University R&D Spending - Expansion Management, April 1, 2006
- Durham's "Herald-Sun" Receives Top Award in Higher Education Coverage - The Herald-Sun, February 23, 2006
- Durham Technical Community College Tops Chart Nationally - The Herald Sun, February 21, 2006
- Durham-Raleigh #4 in Best US Bargain Cities - Hotwire Travel Value Index, January 2006
2005
- Durham - One of Top 15 Hot Cities for Creative Workers in US - Fast Company Magazine, November 2005
- Top 20 Places to Live, Work and Play (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) - Homebuilder.com, November 2005
- Technology Group Cites Durham Firms - The Herald-Sun, November 22, 2005
- Durham and Chapel Hill Are Cool Cities - The Herald-Sun, November 15, 2005
- #3 Best Large Metro for New Business and Entrepreneurs, (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - National Policy Research Council, October 2005
- Museum of Life and Science Selected Working Partner by National Science Foundation - Museum of Life and Science News Release, October 14, 2005
- Durham Raleigh Hot Spot for New Business - Carolina Newswire, October 12, 2005
- Largest Single Library for Pharma and Biotech in Pharmaceutical Institute - The Pharmaceutical Institute, October 10, 2005
- Top Small Counties for 2005 Entrepreneurs - Durham Comes in Top Twenty - The Entrepreneur Magazine, October 2005
- Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs 2005 - Durham Ranks in Top Three - The Entrepreneur Magazine, October 2005
- RTI Selected for New National Health Care Research Network - RTI International News Release, September 29, 2005
- Duke Named as Site for National Health Research - Duke University Medical Center, Dukemed News, September 29, 2005
- Duke Forms Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Duke University Medical Center, Office of News and Communications, September 23, 2005
- Durham-Raleigh Ranked #12 for Top Real Estate Market - Expansion Management, August 2005
- Durham - Top Hundred Places to Live in USA - Money Magazine, August 2005
- Downtown Durham on a Spurt - The News & Observer, June 22, 2005
- Greater Durham-Raleigh Named #1 City for Biotechnology - "The Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Cluster", Milken Institute, June 2005
- Greater Durham-Raleigh Named #2 City for Life Sciences Human Capital - "The Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Cluster", Milken Institute, June 2005
- Greater Durham-Raleigh Named #4 City for Life Sciences Workforce - "The Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Cluster", Milken Institute, June 2005
- Greater Durham-Raleigh Named #5 US Life Sciences Clusters - "The Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Cluster", Milken Institute, June 2005
- Durham-Raleigh Considered #2 for "Best Place for Career and Business" - Forbes Magazine, May 5, 2005
- Durham a Self Portrait Film Paints Durham as Microcosm of America - The Herald-Sun, January 26, 2005
- One Third of Durham's Economy Tied to Health Care - The Herald-Sun, January 26, 2005
- Intel 2005 Survey Ranks Durham-Raleigh-Chapel Hill Metro as #8 in Wireless Internet Accessibility in United States - Intel, 2005
