RTRP: Accolades

The Research Triangle Region routinely ranks among the best places to do business, work and live. Here are some recent rankings:

Accolades - 1 to 40 of 536

Category

# 25 Largest Television Market (Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville DMA)
Nielsen, September 1, 2010

# 2 of America's Brainiest Cities (Durham-Chapel Hill MSA)
The Daily Beast, August 27, 2010

# 11 of America's Brainiest Cities (Raleigh-Cary MSA)
The Daily Beast, August 27, 2010

One of the Top 10 Great City for Raising Families (Raleigh-Cary MSA)
Kiplinger’s, August 2010

One of the Top States (NC) in the Nation for the Video Gaming Industry
Entertainment Software Association , August 11, 2010

# 9 Best Place for the Rich and Single (Chapel Hill)
CNNMoney.com, August 2010

# 47 Largest United States Metro (Raleigh-Cary MSA, NC)
Business First of Buffalo, August 4, 2010

# 23 Best Place to Live in America (Cary)
CNNMoney.com, August 2010

# 40 Best Place to Live in America (Chapel Hill)
CNNMoney.com, August 2010

# 5 Metro (Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA) in Job Growth since 2005
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, July 28, 2010

2 of the Top Colleges (Duke University, Wake Technical Community College) to Work For
Chronicle of Higher Education, July 27, 2010

# 54 Largest Exporting U.S. Metro (Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA)
Brookings Institute, July 26, 2010

# 4 Top State (NC) for Business
CNBC, July 13, 2010

# 18 Best Job Market (Raleigh-Cary MSA) in the U.S.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2, 2010

# 3 Best Places For Business And Careers (Raleigh, NC)
Forbes, April 14, 2010

# 23 Best Places For Business And Careers (Durham, NC)
Forbes, April 14, 2010

# 1 America's Most Wired City (Raleigh)
Forbes, March 2, 2010

# 1 Best Company (SAS) to Work For
Fortune, January 2010

# 3 Best Place (Raleigh) to Launch a New Business
Portfolio.com/bizjournals, January 20, 2010

# 1 Best Value for Public Colleges (UNC-Chapel Hill) for 2009-10
Kiplinger's Personal Finance, February 2010

# 10 Best Value for Public Colleges (NC State) for 2009-10
Kiplinger's Personal Finance, February 2010

One of the World's Top 500 Hotels (Umstead Hotel & Spa)
Travel + Leisure , January 2010

# 15 Best City for Business (Raleigh)
MarketWatch, December 16, 2009

# 1 Best State Business Climate (NC)
Site Selection, November 2009

# 3 Large Metro (Raleigh-Cary) to Launch a Small Business
CNNMoney.com, October 2009

# 15 Mid-Size Metro (Durham) to Launch a Small Business
CNNMoney.com, October 2009

# 17 Best Sports City (Raleigh-Durham)
Sporting News, October 6, 2009

# 6 Most Popular State (NC) Where Americans Would Choose to Live
Harris Interactive, October 5, 2009

# 1 America's Smartest City (Raleigh-Durham)
The Daily Beast, October 4, 2009

# 7 Next Youth-Magnet City (Raleigh-Durham)
Wall Street Journal, October 1, 2009

# 4 'Nano Metro' in the nation (Raleigh)
Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies , August 19, 2009

Top U.S. States (NC) for Cleantech in 2009 (Honorable Mention)
Cleantech Group LLC, Sustainable World Capital , August 17, 2009

"Top 10 Startup-friendly Cities" (Chapel Hill)
Entrepreneur, August 2009

# 2 Best Sports Franchise (Carolina Hurricanes)
ESPN, July 1, 2009

# 2 Best City (Durham): It's All About Jobs
Kiplinger's Personal Finance, July 2009

# 24 Best City (Raleigh-Cary): It's All About Jobs
Kiplinger's Personal Finance, July 2009

# 3 Top Pro-Business State for 2009
Pollina Corporate Real Estate, June 24, 2009

# 7 Area for Scientific R&D Services (Durham MSA)
North America's High-Tech Economy: The Geography of Knowledge-Based Industries, Milken Institute, June 2, 2009

# 26 Overall High-Tech Area (Durham MSA)
North America's High-Tech Economy: The Geography of Knowledge-Based Industries, Milken Institute, June 2, 2009

# 6 Area for Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (Durham MSA)
North America's High-Tech Economy: The Geography of Knowledge-Based Industries, Milken Institute, June 2, 2009