Accolades

Triangle Business Journal-May 2011

Durham ranked highest paying in the South.
http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2011/05/11/durham-boasts-highest-wages-in-south.html

Forbes- April 2010

Durham, NC was No. 10 on the list Where Americans Spend the Most
http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/01/consumer-spending-cities-lifestyle-income-expenses_slide_2.html

Market Watch- December 2010

Durham tied for No. 11 on the list of the “Best Cities” for Business
http://www.marketwatch.com/Graphic-Features/best-cities-for-biz?link=skey

Yahoo Finance-September 2010

Durham listed as one of America’s Up and Coming cities.
http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/110748/15-up-and-coming-cities

Yahoo Finance-May 2010

Listed as one of the 20 Cities Surviving the Recession
http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/109518/20-cities-surviving-the-recession

Money Magazine- September 2010

Durham ranked No. 1 Best Place to Retire
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/real_estate/1009/gallery.best_places_retire.moneymag/index.html

Daily Beast- May 2010

Durham Ranked No. 4 Best City for college grads
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-05-26/best-cities-for-college-graduates-from-ithaca-to-seattle/2/

New York Times-January 2011

Durham Listed Among 41 Places to Go.
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/travel/09where-to-go.html?pagewanted=4

Wall Street Journal-August 2010

Durham ranked as having the No. 1 Housing Market in the U.S
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703791804575439871207245044.html?KEYWORDS=durham+nc

The Daily Beast –September 2010

Durham MSA ranked No. 2 on the list of America’s Brainiest Cities
http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/1995/2/

Portfolio.com –December 2010

Durham ranked No.4 Brainiest Bastion in America
http://www.portfolio.com/slideshows/2010/12/25-Most-Educated-Cities

MSN Real Estate-September 2010

Durham ranked seventh among the 2010 Most Livable Bargain Markets
http://realestate.msn.com/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=25351136#8

The Atlantic Monthly-September 2010

Durham MSA projected to have the ninth-highest Creative Class Job Growth in the country
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/08/the-geography-of-high-paying-jobs/60918/

Forbes-September 2010

Durham ranked No. 1 among the Best Mid-Sized Cities for Jobs
http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/14/best-medium-cities-jobs-opinions-columnists-employment_slide_8.html

NBC Today Show-March 2010

Durham named the fourth most affordable city in America

Bundle-May 2010

Durham ranked No. 5 among Top-Eating Cities

Forbes.com –November 2010

Duke University ranked the fifth best College in the South
http://www.forbes.com/2010/11/12/best-colleges-south-leadership-careers-2010-top_slide_6.html

Hanley Wood Market Intelligence-February 2010

Durham MSA named the Sixth Healthiest Housing Market in the U.S

American Institute for Economic Research-September 2010

Durham MSA ranked the seventh among the Best Places for College Students to Live
http://www.aier.org/aier/otherpublications/CDI.pdf

CNBC-December 2010

Duke University named the No. 9 College That Brings the Highest Paycheck
http://www.cnbc.com/id/40703034?slide=8

U.S News and World Report-August 2010

Duke University tied for the ninth on the 2011 list of America’s Best Colleges
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities

U.S News and World Report-July 2010

Duke University Hospital ranked No. 10 among America’s Best Hospitals, 2010-2011
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/best-hospitals/articles/2010/07/14/best-hospitals-2010-11-the-honor-roll