Wake County Awards and Honors

Accolades for Wake County

Below is a list of 2009 year-to-date accolades received by Wake County.

· #1 Best Places for Business & Careers (Raleigh, NC) - Forbes.com, March 2009

· #3 Fastest Growing City (Cary, NC) - CNNMoney.com, July 2009

· #3 Best Place to Move (Apex, NC ) - Forbes.com, July 2009

· #44 Best place to Live (Apex, NC) - CNNMoney.com, August 2009

· #2 Housing Market on the Rebound (Raleigh, NC) - The Today Show, May 2009

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

· #3 Pro-Business State (North Carolina) - Pollina.com, June 2009

· #1 Fastest Growing Metro (Raleigh-Cary) - US Census, March 2009

· #5 Best Medium-Sized City for Families with Children (Raleigh, NC) - Who's Your City, March 2009

· #5 Best Medium-Sized City for Young Professionals (Raleigh, NC) - Who's your City, March 2009

· #38 Overall High-Tech Area (Raleigh-Cary MSA) - Milken Institute, June 2009

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

· #2 Place for Growth in Medical Devices (Greater Raleigh-Durham) - Milken Institute, May 2009

· 1 Place for Growth in R&D and Life Sciences (Greater Raleigh-Durham) - Milken Institute, May 2009

· #2 Best State for Business (NC) - Chief Executive, March 2009

· #18 Most Valuable College Basketball Team (NC State) - Forbes.com, March 2009

· #10 Top Startup Location and New Branches for Logistics - Bizminer, Business Xpansion Journal, January 2009

· One of the Best US Cities to Start a Business (Cary, NC) - Business Week, March 2009

· #7 Area for Software Publishers (Raleigh-Cary MSA) - Milken Institute, June 2009

· #1 Place for Growth in Therapeutic Devices (Greater Raleigh-Durham) - Milken Institute, May 2009

· #4 Place for Growth in Pharmaceutical Industry (Greater Raleigh-Durham) - Milken Institute, May 2009

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