Durham Regional Accolades
- Forbes Ranks Durham #7 in Top Metros for Business & Career - Forbes Magazine, April 5, 2007
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- Durham Public School - Rogers-Herr Middle School Receives National Recognition - Durham Public Schools Press Release, January 30, 2008
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
- 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
