#1 in Nation - Best US City for Jobs, Forbes Magazine, 2007

 #7 in Nation - Business Boomtown, Inc Magazine, 2007

 Top 10 in the Nation - Metro Areas for Job Growth, Business 2.0, 2007

 #4 in Nation - Hottest Job Market for Young Adults, BizJournals, 2007

 #8 in Nation - Fastest Growing Metros, US Census, 2007

 #5 in Nation - Best Place to Find A Mate, Men’s Health Magazine, 2007

 Top 10 in the Nation - Top Ten Tech Town, Wired Magazine, 2007 

 #6 in Nation - Area For Relocating Singles, Primary Relocation, 2006

 #3 in Nation - Best Cities for Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneur Magazine, 2006

 #12 in Nation - Best Sports City, The Sporting News Magazine, 2006

 #6 in Nation - Best Cities For Singles, Forbes Magazine, 2006

 #3 in Nation - Most Educated Cities in the US, US Census, 2006

 #7 in Nation - Richest Cities in the Nation, Forbes Magazine, 2005

 Top 20 in the Nation - Top 20 Places in the Nation to Live, Work & Play, Homebuilder.com, 2005

 Top 7 in Nation - ”Top Seven Cool Cities” for Young Professionals, Kiplingers Magazine, 2005

 #2 in Nation - ”Schools That Rock”, Rolling Stone Magazine, 2005 

 #3 in Nation - Wake County Schools, Forbes Magazine, 2004

 #6 Most Fun City, Cranium, January 2004

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

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

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

 Cary- America's hottest town, 2003

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

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

 #1 College Town (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) - Tier II USATODAY, 8/28/2003

 #2 Best Place for Education, Forbes Magazine, June 2003

 Triangle- one of the best places for aging baby boomers,2003

 #11 Choice City for Biotechnology, Business Development Outlook, December 2003

 Duke University- top five best, 2003

 Raleigh- best place for singles, 2003

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

 #3 Best Place for Business and Careers, Forbes Magazine, May 2003

 #1 Hot Spot for Entrepreneurs in the South, Entrepreneur Magazine, Sept. 2002

 #3 Large Metro Area for Business Expansion, Entrepreneurial Hot Spots

 #1 Best Place to Live and Work in the U.S., June 2002, Employment Review Magazine

 #3 Hottest Metro, Plants, Sites & Parks, March 2002

 #2 City in the U.S. for Relocation, Expansion Management, January 2002

 Five-Star Rating for Best Economic Metro, Demographics Daily, January 2002

 #11 Choice City for Biotechnology, Business Development Outlook, December 2003

 Top Fiber-Optic U.S. City, Expansion Management, December 2001