Houston #1
Top Metro in the Nation
Site Selection Magazine - March 2009
Best City to Live, Work and Play
Kiplinger's Personal Finance - July 2008
Best U.S. City to Earn a Living
Forbes.com - August 18, 2008
Best City for Your Job
BusinessWeek - June 12, 2008
Best City to Buy a Home
Forbes.com - July 14, 2008
Best City for Recent College Grads
Forbes.com - June 26, 2008
Hottest Labor Market
Bizjournals.com – September 8, 2008
Fastest Job Growth (12/07 to 12/08)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment – February, 2009
Lowest Cost of Living Among Major Metro Areas
ACCRA Cost of Living Index - Third Quarter 2008
Largest IT Service Economy
Onforce, Inc. (VoIP Monitor) – December 5, 2008
Top U.S. Manufacturing Cities
Manufacturers' News Inc. (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) - May 30, 2008
Most Accessible City for the Disabled
The National Organization on Disability - February 14, 2008
Top Local Government Green Power Purchaser
Environmental Protection Agency — July 2008
America's Best Hospitals — Cancer, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
U.S News & World Report — July 2008
Highest Population Growth in the Nation
U.S. Census Bureau (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) — July 10, 2008
Houston #2
Nation's Top Export Markets
U.S. Department of Commerce — July 14, 2008
Houston #3
Best Cities for Young Professionals
Forbes.com — July 09, 2008
Number of Fortune 500 Headquarters
Fortune - April 21, 2008
Nation's Most Charitable Cities
Charity Navigator's 2008 Metro Market Charitable Analysis Study
Houston #4
Cities Where Your Nest Egg Goes Furthest
Forbes.com - October 2008
Best Big City for Business
Inc.com - July 2008
Top Ten Up-and-Coming Tech Cities
Forbes.com - March 10, 2008
Top Cities for African Americans
BlackEnterprise.com - September 17, 2007
Best Value in Private Institutions - Rice University
Kiplinger's - February 2009
Houston #6
Top U.S. Real Estate Investment Markets
Urban Land Institute (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) - January 10, 2008
Houston #7
Best Cities for Jobs in 2008
Forbes.com - January 10, 2008
Houston #10
Top Ten Cities for Green Technology Innovation
SustainLane - March 2007
Top Ten Cities for Hispanics
Hispanic Magazine - August 2008
Texas #1
Nation's Number One Exporting State
U.S. Department of Commerce - February 2009
Fortune 500 Headquarters
Fortune Magazine (As reported in the Dallas Morning News) - April 2008
America's Top State for Business
CNBC.com - July 2008
Most Favorable Business Climate in the Nation
Development Counsellors International (DCI) - "Winning Strategies in Economic Development Marketing" - July 2008
Best State To Do Business
Chief Executive Magazine - January 2008
Fortune 500 Headquarters
Fortune Magazine (As reported in the Dallas Morning News) - April 2008
U.S.'s Top Exporting State
WISERTrade - February 2008
2008 Gold Shovel Recipient
Area Development Magazine - June/July 2008