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Accolades

Virginia was ranked as America’s top state for business by Forbes.com for four consecutive years (2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006) and by CNBC.com twice (2009 and 2007).

Virginia was ranked second best state in the nation to do business, according to a survey by CNBC.com, July 13, 2010.

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

Hanover County is ranked as the nation’s 10th Best Place to Get Ahead, based on employment and income growth, by Forbes.com, February 2, 2010.

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

Carytown was named the South’s ninth best shopping neighborhood by Southern Living, December 2008.

Greater Richmond is:

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.

One of the nation's 50 best places for business and careers by Forbes.com, April 14, 2010.

The nation’s 12th healthiest housing market for 2010 on Builderonline.com, February 25, 2010.

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

The 14th best metro center for business, rated by Dow Jones MarketWatch.com, December 16, 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.

North America's 9th best small city and 4th best in foreign direct investment strategy in Foreign Direct Investment (fDi) Magazine's North American Cities of the Future 2009/10, April/May 2009.

A top 10 city for finding a job in 2009 in a study by Ajilon Professional Staffing reported in Forbes.com, January 5, 2009.

The ninth best city for women, in WomenCo.com, November 1, 2008.

One of the 10 best cities for commuters of the nation's 75 largest metro areas in Forbes.com, April 2008.

One of the nation's top 20 places to educate your child (rated #12), in Forbes.com, December 12, 2007.

One of the nation's best large metros for public schools (rated #8) in Expansion Management, December 2007.

An economic development "hot spot," rated fourth of the top 20 mid-sized metros rated by the National Policy Research Council in Expansion Management, October 2007.

A five-star metro area for logistics operations in Expansion Management and Logistics Today magazines in October 2007.

One of the nation's top 20 real estate markets for expanding companies in Expansion Management, October 2007.

The sixth best metro area for business opportunity in Expansion Management's "Mayor's Challenge" ranking, August 16, 2007.

The metro area with the lowest foreclosure rate for the first half of 2007, in a study by RealtyTrak, August 2007.

Ranked 27th of the nation's 361 metropolitan statistical areas for long-term economic strength, by Policom Corporation in 2007.

Sixth of the top 50 medium markets for relocating families (population of 575,000 to 1,250,000) in a 2007 study from Primacy Relocation and Worldwide ERC® in conjunction with Bert Sperling's BestPlaces.

Number 8 of the top 20 U.S. large metros for business attraction and recruitment in Expansion Management, June 19, 2007.

One of the South's top 10 places for the creative class in Southern Business & Development, Winter 2007.

A five-star metro area for knowledge workers in Expansion Management, April 12, 2007.

One of America's 50 Hottest Cities for business expansions and relocations in Expansion Management magazine's February 2007 issue.

One of the top 18 emerging golf retirement regions (rated 14th) in Business Week, November 13, 2006.

Number 3 of the 20 hot headquarters metros for the 21st century in Business Facilities, Ranking Report, July 2005.

The twelfth most competitive metro area (of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas) in Beacon Hill Institute's Metro Area and State Competitiveness Report 2005.

Number 26 of the nation's 50 "smart places to live" in the June 2006 issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance.

One of seven vacation destinations for this summer that "won't break the bank" in Money magazine, May 2006.

America's 14th best metropolitan area for small business in Bizjournals.com, January 2006.

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