Press
Ecpnomic Development Rating and Rankings
October, 2009
Houston #1
Mega Market of the Year
Southern Business Development - August 2009
Highest Quality of Life Among Students - Rice University
Princeton Review (as reported by Rice University) - July 28, 2009
Top U.S. Manufacturing Cities
Manufacturers' News Inc. (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) - May 19, 2009
Best City to Get Ahead
Forbes.com - June 19, 2009
America's Best Hospitals - Cancer, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
U.S News & World Report - July 15, 2009
Top Texas Tourist Destination
Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism- May 12, 2009
Top Metro in the Nation
Site Selection Magazine - March 2009
Nation's Healthiest Housing Market
Builder and Hanley Wood Market Intelligence - February 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
Lowest Cost of Living Among Major Metro Areas
ACCRA Cost of Living Index - Second Quarter 2009
Largest IT Service Economy
Onforce, Inc. (VoIP Monitor) – December 5, 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
Highest Population Growth in the Nation
U.S. Census Bureau (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) - July 10, 2008
Houston #2
Best Cities for Jobs
Forbes.com - April 14, 2009
Nation's Top Export Markets
U.S. Department of Commerce - July 14, 2008
Number of Fortune 500 Headquarters
Fortune Magazine - April 2009
Houston #3
Fastest Growing Cities
US Census Bureau – July 2009
North American Cities of the Future
FDI Magazine – April 2009
Most Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings in the Nation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (as reported at USAToday.com) – March 3, 2009
Green Jobs
Global Insight – October 2008
Best Cities for Young Professionals
Forbes.com - July 09, 2008
Nation's Most Charitable Cities
Charity Navigator's 2008 Metro Market Charitable Analysis Study
Houston #4
Hottest Labor Markets
Bizjournals.com – October 16, 2009
Best Metro Areas to Launch a Small Business
CNN Money - October 2009
Green Space
Smarter Cities - August 2009
Cities Where Your Nest Egg Goes Farthest
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 #5
Top Markets for Income Growth
BizJournals.com- September, 2009
Highest Total Personal Income
Bureau of Economic Analysis - August 6, 2009
America's Best Hospitals - Heart, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
U.S News & World Report - July 15, 2009
Largest Share of National GDP
Federal Highway Administration; Department of Commerce (as reported in the New York Times) – July 2, 2009
Houston #6
Where the Jobs Are - Fort Bend County
CNNMoney.com - July 13, 2009
Best U.S. University for Nanotechnology Research and Commercialization
Small Times: Annual University Survey - May 5, 2009
Highest Number of Master's Degrees
The Comparative Guide to American Suburbs 2009/2010 Edition
Top U.S. Real Estate Investment Markets
Urban Land Institute (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) - January 10, 2008
Houston #7
America's Most Visited Museums - Houston Museum of Natural Science
ForbesTraveler.com - March 10, 2009
Houston #9
Most Affordable Cities for Dating
Match.com - August 18, 2009
Best Zoos for Kids
Parents.com - April 14, 2009
Houston #10
Green Energy Leaders
Scientific American- June 2009
The World's Most Inventive Cities
BusinessWeek - April 2009
Highest Number of High School Graduates - Cinco Ranch
The Comparative Guide to American Suburbs 2009/2010 Edition
Houston "Other"
Top Ten Places for Tech Jobs
US News and World Report- September 15, 2009
World Capital of the Future
Forbes.com- September 2, 2009
Texas #1
Wind Power Capacity
American Wind Energy Association - April 13, 2009
Fortune 500 Headquarters
Fortune Magazine - April 2009
Best State To Do Business
Chief Executive Magazine - March 18, 2009
Nation's Number One Exporting State
U.S. Department of Commerce - February 2009
Residential Relocations
Allied Van Lines’ Magnet States Report (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) – January 19, 2009
America's Top State for Business
CNBC.com - July 2008
Most Favorable Business Climate in the Nation
Development Counselors International (DCI) - "Winning Strategies in Economic Development Marketing" - July 2008
2008 Gold Shovel Recipient
Area Development Magazine - June/July 2008
