Wake County Awards and Honors

Accolades for Wake County

Below is a list of 2008 year-to-date accolades received by Wake County.

· #4 Best State for Business (North Carolina) - Forbes.com, July 2008

· #3 Most Educated Workforce (Raleigh, NC) - Business Facilities, July 2008

· #4 MSA With Highest Concentration of Employment - Drugs and Pharmaceuticals (Raleigh-Cary, NC) - Business Facilities, July 2008

· #2 State with the Best Business Climate (North Carolina) - Development Counselors International, July 2008

· #2 Best City to Live, Work and Play (Raleigh, NC) - Kiplinger's, July 2008

· #10 U.S. City with the Largest Numerical Increase (Raleigh, NC) - U.S. Census Bureau, July 2008

· #1 Pro-Business State (North Carolina) - Pollina.com, June 2008

· #8 Best City for Recent College Grads (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Forbes.com, June 2008

· #6 Largest Concentration of Drug and Pharmaceutical Jobs (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Technology, Talent and Capital: State Bioscience Initiatives 2008, June 2008

· #12 Highest Concentration of Tech Workers (Raleigh, NC) - AeA's Cybercities 2008, June 2008

· #1 Best Place to Live in the U.S. (Raleigh, NC) - MSNBC, June 2008

· #5 Best Medium-Sized City for Families with Children (Raleigh, NC) - Who's Your City?, May 2008

· #1 Best Place for Young Adults (Raleigh, NC) - Bizjournals, May 2008

· Top 15 Place for Cultured Retirement (Raleigh, NC) - Smithsonian.com, April 2008

· #5 Recession-proof City (Raleigh, NC) - Forbes.com, April 2008

· #4 Major Market in the South (Raleigh-Cary, NC)

· #9 Market in the South for Advanced Manufacturing (Raleigh-Cary, NC)

· Top Ten Great Innovation Market in the South (Raleigh-Cary-Durham, NC)

· Southern Business & Development, Winter 2008

· #20 Best Place to Live and Launch (Raleigh, NC) - CNNMoney.com, March 2008

· #3 Most Romantic City for Baby Boomers (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) - Sperling's BestPlaces, March 2008

· #1 Best Place for Business and Careers (Raleigh, NC) - Forbes.com, March 2008

· #6 Medium-Sized Metro (Raleigh-Cary, NC) - Site Selection, March 2008

· #10 Least Miserable Airport (Raleigh-Durham Intl.) - U.S. News & World Report, February 2008

· #2 Best City for Bargain House-Hunters (Raleigh, NC) - Forbes.com, February 2008

· The Best American City for Singles (Raleigh, NC) - Every Day with Rachael Ray, January 2008

· #9 Best City for Jobs (Raleigh, NC) - Forbes.com, January 2008

· Top Five Strongest Real Estate Market (Raleigh-Cary, NC) - Veros.com, January 2008

· #3 Most Wired City (Raleigh, NC) - Forbes.com, January 2008

· #1 Healthiest City for Men (Raleigh, NC) - Men's Health, January 2008

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