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Accolades

Greater Richmond Accolades:

One of the top Best Cities for Business among 102 metro areas, rated by the Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch.com, December 13, 2011.

The Richmond region is the third-best metropolitan area in the country for military retirees to launch a second career, by the USAA financial services firm and Military.com, November 9, 2011.

Richmond ranked in the top 10 of the 50 Best Cities for Working Mothers by Forbes.com, October 18,2011.

Ranked one of the 20 Happiest Cities for Young Professionals in America by Forbes.com, September 8, 2011.

One of the nation's 50 best places for business and careers by Forbes.com, June 29, 2011.

Ranked the 12th most fit among the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas by the American College of Sports Medicine American Fitness Index, May 2011.

Richmond City has been named the Best Small American City of the Future. It also ranked as the third Top Small Cities FDI Strategy and fifth overall for Small Cities Business Friendliness in Foreign Direct Investment (fDi) Magazine’s North American Cities of the Future 2011/12, April 2011.

The nation’s 17th healthiest housing market for 2011 on Builderonline.com, March 3, 2011.

Ranked number four among 10 best cities for commuters, by Kiplinger.com, March 11, 2011. 

One of the top 10 cities for IT professionals to live in, according to Microsoft Certified Professionals Magazine, December 12, 2010.

The top digital city in 2010 for its population size according to the Center for Digital Government, November 2010.  Virginia was one of four states to receive an A grade in a similar survey.

Ranked 12th on a ForbesWoman list ranking of America’s Top 50 U.S. cities for working mothers, Forbes.com, July 26, 2010.

Ranked 25th among Best Cities for New College Grads by Businessweek.com, July 16, 2010.

America’s healthiest city and one of the best cities for families, in Parenting.com, June 18, 2010.

Ranked ninth lowest among 50 cities for the cost of operating a corporate headquarters, according to the Boyd Company, Inc., November 30, 2009.

Ranked 65th among the nation’s 100 Best Bang-For-The-Buck Cities by Forbes.com, November 30, 2009.

One of America’s 50 fastest-recovering cities by Forbes.com, November 19, 2009.

The second-most charitable city in America, according to Men's Health magazine, December 2009.

One of the nation's seven top cities for trail runners in the October 2009 issue of Trail Runner magazine.

The sixth-best place in the nation to start over in a study by Manpower reported in BusinessWeek, June 9, 2009.

One of the 20 best cities of its size for young professionals to live and work, by Next Generation Consulting, June 10, 2009.

Virginia & Locality Accolades:

Virginia ranked as the No. 2 best state for business in 2011 by Forbes.com. Virginia took first place for four years in a row, from 2006 to 2009, and ranked 2nd in 2010. 

Virginia has the 4th best business climate in the nation, according to Site Selection Magazine, November 2011.

Virginia was ranked first among top 10 pro-business states by Pollina Corporate Real Estate for three consecutive years (2011, 2010 and 2009).

Virginia was named America’s “Top State for Business” in 2011, 2009 and 2007, according to CNBC.com, and ranked second in 2008 and 2010.

Chesterfield and Hanover counties are among America's 100 Best Communities for Young People, by America's Promise Alliance, October 2011.

Ashland ranked one of the nation’s 50 Best Places to Raise Your Kids, according to Businessweek.com, October 2011.

Midlothian is ranked among the top 10 Perfect Suburbs in America by CNBC.com, August 2011.

Hanover County is ranked as the nation’s 10th Best Place to Get Ahead, based on employment and income growth, by Forbes.com, February 2010.

Glen Allen and Mechanicsville are among the nation’s 100 Best Places to Live in Money magazine, August 2009 and CNNMoney.com.

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