2007 Durham Accolades

Business 2.0 Magazine 2007 – Raleigh-Durham-Cary # 3 in “America’s Best Jobs in the Hottest Markets”.
BusinessWeek Magazine 2007 - Durham – One of the Best Areas to Find Real Estate Bargains.
Cities Ranked & Rated 2007 - Bert Sperling and Peter Sander – Durham Metro #15 Best Places to Live in US List.
America's Promise–The Alliance for Youth 2007 – Durham Named One of 100 Best Communities for Young People.
Expansion Management Magazine 2007 – Durham # 7 in “Top Metros for University R&D Spending”.
Expansion Management Magazine 2007 – Durham in Top 10 in “Top Metros for Scientists & Engineers”.
Fast Company Magazine 2007 – Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Listed in Top 30 Fastest Cities in the World for R&D Clusters Category.
Forbes 2007 – Durham # 7 in Top Metros for Business and Career.
Forbes 2007 – Duke University # 8 Best Business School for Getting Hired.
Inc. Magazine 2007 - # 45 Hottest Business Market in the Country.
Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel 2007 – Durham MSA, #1 Graduation Rate among Select National Tech-Focused MSA’s.
London Times Higher Education Supplement and Quacquarelli Symonds 2007 – Duke # 13 Best University in World.
Management.com’s Mayor’s Challenge 2007– Durham # 26 “Where Business Opportunity is Greatest for Growing Companies”.
Milken Institute, 2007 – Durham # 20 in Job Growth Rankings in the “2007 Best Performing Cities, Largest 200 Cities List”.
PreLaw Magazine 2007 – North Carolina Central University on Top for “Best Value Law Schools”.
Site Selection Magazine 2007 – North Carolina – Top Business Climate. (3rd consecutive year)
Sperling’s Places Rated 2007 - # 18 Duke University – Top 50 Competitive Private Colleges.
Sperling’s Best Places 2007 – Durham # 16 in “Best Green Cities”.
US News & World Report 2007 – Duke Law # 10 “America’s Best Graduate Schools”.
US News & World Report 2007 - Duke University Medical Center Receives Top Rankings in “America’s Best Hospitals 2007”.
US News and World Report – Duke University # 12 America’s Best Graduate Schools – Business.
US News and World Report 2007 – Duke University # 8 in National Universities: Top Schools in “America’s Best Colleges 2008”.
Wired 2007 – Durham # 6 in Top 10 Tech Towns.
Worldwide ERC (Employee Relocation Council) and Sperling’s Best Places 2007 – Durham #3 Small Market, “Best Cities for Relocating Families”.
Catalytix 2006 – Durham MSA #1 in nation for percentage of workforce in the "creative class".