Raleigh is a small city, as cities go, but here is what some business journals are saying about this phenomenal little place.
Milken Institute: A Best Performing City
The Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area is ranked number two in the nation’s “Top 100 Best Performing Cities” in an annual economic performance index released by Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate partners. The annual study ranks metropolitan areas by how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. The Raleigh-Cary area rose from number 10 in 2007. -- September 2008
Newgeography.com put the Raleigh-Cary area at the top of its 2008 ranking of the Best Cities To Do Business In. Raleigh was up six spots from its 2007 listing of largest metro areas. -- December 2008
Raleigh-Durham is among the top 10 American cities that will be “post-recession meccas for the young,” according to the results of a panel of experts recruited by the Wall Street Journal. -- September 2009
A City Of The Future
Foreign Direct Investment magazine’s North American Cities of the Future 2009-10 survey lists Raleigh as the continent’s top small city for foreign direct investment potential. (Small cities are categorized as those with less than 500,000 population.) -- April 2009
Forbes: The Best Area For Business
For the third consecutive year, Forbes names Raleigh America’s best metro area for business and careers. -- March 2009
Best Place To Launch A New Business
A BizJournals study finds Raleigh the best place to launch a new business. BizJournals used a six-part formula to analyze the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, searching for the places that are most conducive to the creation and development of small businesses. Raleigh was the only market to rank among the top 10 in four key categories: growth rates for small businesses and population and one- and five-years increases in employment. -- February 2009
Forbes: Wired City
Forbes.com ranked Raleigh the third most wired city. -- January 2009
The Best Place To Do Business
Newgeography.com put the Raleigh-Cary area at the top of its 2008 ranking of the Best Cities To Do Business In. Raleigh was up six spots from its 2007 listing of largest metro areas. -- December 2008
This information gleaned from www.raleigh-nc.org
