Thursday, August 28, 2008

Are you asking youself "Why should I move to the Triangle area"?  Here are just a few accolades this area has received since 2003:

2007

According to Forbes.com, Raleigh, NC voted as one of the top 5 places to sell a home. Read more at my blog, www.cpgrealty.blogspot.com

2006

#10 Fastest Growing MSA (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
US Census Bureau, July 2000 - July 2005 (Released August 2006)

#3 Top Metro Overall (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Expansion Management Mayor's Challenge, August 2006

#12 Best Sports City (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
The Sporting News, August 2006

#4 Greatest Home Price Appreciation Market (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Veros, July 2006

#6 Best City for Singles (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Forbes.com, July 2006

5-Star Business Metro for Business Expansion (Raleigh, NC)
Expansion Management, July/August 2006

#13 Fastest Growing Cities (Raleigh, NC)
US Census Bureau, June 2006

#6 Brainiest Mid-sized Metro (Raleigh, NC)
Bizjournal, June 2006

5-Star Quality of Life Metro (Raleigh, NC)
Expansion Management "Quality of Life Quotient," May/June 2006

#2 Best Place for Business & Careers (Raleigh, NC)
Forbes, May 2006

#13 Boom Town (Raleigh, NC)
Inc. Magazine, May 2006

Top 10 Projected Home Appreciation Market (Raleigh, NC)
MSN.com, April 2006

Top 20 Business Schools (Duke University #11, UNC-CH #20)
US News and World Report, 2006

#2 Best Value Public Colleges (North Carolina State University)
Princeton Review, March 2006

#1 Highest Growth County in NC (Wake County, NC)
US Census Bureau, March 2006

#1 City for Federally Funded Economic Development Incentives (Raleigh, NC)
Public Policy Forum, March 2006

#10 Best Walking City (Raleigh, NC)
Prevention, March 2006

#16 Hottest City for Business Relocation & Expansion (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Expansion Management, February 2006

#3 Most Educated City (Raleigh, NC)
American Community Survey, US Census Bureau, 2004 (Released January 2006)

#3 Best US City for Bargains (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Hotwire Travel Value Index, January 2006

2005

#10 Safest City (Cary, NC)
Morgan Quitno Press, November 2005

#7 Richest City (Raleigh, NC)
Forbes, November 2005

Top 20 Best Places to Live, Work and Play (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Homebuilder.com, November 2005

#5 Best Inner City for Small Businesses (Raleigh, NC)
Small Business Administration, November 2005

Top Ten Fast Cities/Hubs for Creative Class Talent (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Fast Company, October 2005

#3 Best Large Metro Areas for New Businesses and Entrepreneurs (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
National Policy Research Council, October 2005

#1 Area for Tech Business (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Silicon Valley Leadership Group, September 2005

Top "Seven Cool Cities" for Young Professionals (Raleigh, NC)
Kiplinger's Personal Finance, October 2005

#3 Hottest City for Entrepreneurs (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Expansion Management, August 2005

#12 Top Real Estate Market (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Expansion Management, August 2005

Top Ten Best Budget Weekend City (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
MSN City Guides, August 2005

Five-Star Business Opportunity Metro (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Expansion Management, July 2005

#2 Schools that Rock (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Rolling Stone, July 2005

#4 Best City for Singles (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Forbes, July 2005

Top 20 Business Opportunity Metro (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Expansion Management, July 2005

#5 Knowledgeable Workforce (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Expansion Management, July 2005

#1 Fastest Growing Life Science Workforce
#5 Overall Life Science Cluster
Milken Institute, June 2005

#17 Healthiest City (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Sperlings Best Places, June 2005

#2 Best Place for Business and Careers, (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Forbes, May 2005

#2 Most Educated City (Raleigh, NC)
US Census Bureau-American Community Survey, 2003 Survey
(Released April 2005)

#2 Best Public Education System
(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Expansion Management, April 2005

#1 Fastest Growing Life Science Workforce
#5 Overall Life Science Cluster
Milken Institute, June 2005

#8 High-Tech City (Raleigh, NC)
Popular Science, February 2005 Science

#17 Healthiest City ( Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Sperlings Best Places, June 2005 Places

#17 Best City for Runners (Raleigh, NC)
Runner’s World, June 2005

#8 Most Wired City (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Intel Annual Survey, 2005 Survey

Five Star Knowledge-Worker Metro
#7 Best Educated Workforce
#10 Top Metro for University R&D Spending
#7 Top Metro-Scientists and Engineers Per Capita ( Raleigh-Cary , NC)
Expansion Management, May 2005 Management

Top Five Most Innovation-Entrepreneurial Regions (Raleigh, NC)
US Small Business Administration, April 2005

Top 50 5-Star City for Quality of Life ( Raleigh-Cary , NC)
Expansion Management’s Quality of Life Quotient, March 2005

2004

#2 Best Place for Business (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Forbes, May 2004

#4 Best City for Entrepreneurs and Small Business
Gold Guide, May 2004

#6 Best Public School System ( Raleigh - Durham -Chapel Hill MSA)
Expansion Management's MSA Education Quotient Rankings, April 2004

#1 City with the Happiest Workers (Raleigh, NC)
Hudson Employment Index, March 2004

#3 High Value Labor Market Quotient 2004
Expansion Management, March 2004

#4 City That Rocks (Raleigh, NC)
Esquire, April 2004

#6 Least Expensive Midsize Metro Area for Businesses (Raleigh, NC)
KPMG LLP, February 2004

2004 National Superintendent of the Year (Bill McNeal, Wake County Public Schools)
American Association of School Administrators, 2004

#3 Best Education In The Biggest Cities (Wake County Schools)
Forbes, February 2004

#1 Hottest Job Market (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Business 2.0, March 2004

Hottest Town in the East (Cary, NC)
Money magazine, January 2004

#6 Most Fun City
Cranium, January 2004

#4 Top State for New Business Sites and Facilities
Plants, Sites & Parks, January 2004

#13 Hottest Cities (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Expansion Management, January 2004

2003

#1 Best Place to Live
MSN House & Home, July 2003

#1 Best Place to Live & Work
Employment Review, June 2003

#9 Best City for Corporate Headquarters
Business Facilities, April 2003

#3 Best Place to Reinvent Your Life
AARP magazine, May/June 2003

#4 Top Metro for 2003
Plants, Sites & Parks, March 2003

#1 Best City for Education
Places Rated Almanac, Millennium Edition

#1 Fastest Growing Local Online Population
Nielson/Netratings Report, February 2003

More Accolades:

• No. 1 Best Place (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) to Live—MSN House & Home’s America’s Places to Live 2003
• No. 1 Best Place (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) to Live and Work—Employment Review, June 2003
• No. 1 Up and Coming State (North Carolina) in the World of Biotechnology—Ernst & Young, Outlook, May/June 2003
• No. 3 Best Place (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) For Business And Careers—Forbes, May 9, 2003
• No. 4 Picture Perfect Metro (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill)—Plants, Sites & Parks, March 2003
• No. 4 Top Biotechnology States (North Carolina)—Plants, Sites & Parks, March 2003
• No. 1 Best Cities (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) for Education—Forbes (Places Rated Almanac, Millennium Edition), February 14, 2003
• No. 1 State (North Carolina) Business Climate—Site Selection, November 2002
• No. 1 Best Cities (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) for Education—Forbes (Places Rated Almanac, Millennium Edition), February 14, 2003
• No. 1 Healthiest Place (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) to Live – Outlook, July/August 2002