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#1
Best City for Jobs Forbes.com February 2007
#2 Best Place for Business & Careers Forbes.com
April 2007
#3 The Best Quality of Life in 2006 - North Carolina
Forbes.com
#3 Best U.S Housing Markets - Raleigh, North Carolina
Forbes.com
Top 50 Hottest Cities for Expanding & Relocating
Companies
Expansion Management, February 2007
#1 Best Place for Business Inc. Magazine, April
2007
#3 Best Jobs in the Hottest Cities
Business 2.0,
May 2007
"The
Triangle has earned the No. 1 spot on Employment Review Magazine's list of best places to live and work for the second year in a row."
"Centrally located between the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west and the Outer Banks and Atlantic Coast to the east, the climate here is pleasant year-round. There is also plenty to see and do: theater productions, art museums and great collegiate sporting events keep everyone busy."
"Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, often referred to as the Triangle, has a thriving business sector. The area is anchored by one of the nation's largest research parks and three nationally renowned research universities (Duke University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University)."
"Having recently celebrated its 40th birthday, Research Triangle Park (RTP) is the premier address for relocating and expanding companies that want access to technology-transfer opportunities made possible by the Park's close ties to these major universities."
- Employment Review Magazine, June 2003"The area offers a great quality of life, a low crime rate, affordable housing, top-notch educational institutions, some of the best health-care facilities in the world, a diverse industry base, and an environment in which it is ideal to raise a family. What more could anyone ask for?"
- Triangle Business Journal, July 15, 2003
| Population |
1.5 million |
| Cost of Living Index |
94.3 |
| Average Home Price |
$249,300 |
| Personal Income Tax |
7% |
| Unemployment Rate |
3.6% |
| Projected Job Growth through 2008 |
33% |
"North Carolina's higher education costs are among the lowest in the nation ... While other states are dramatically hiking tuition, North Carolina is keeping college affordable."
Since the fall of 2002 "Tuition in North Carolina increased by only 5.5 percent. While this is good compared to other states, we can and must do better. We must continue to work to find sufficient revenue for education so that we can remain one of the most affordable places to earn a college degree."
- Governor Mike Easley, July 2003
"Best
National Universities for Doctoral Degree - Out of Top 50"
U. S. News & World Report, 2003
Overall Rankings
| Duke University |
# 5 |
| Wake Forest University |
# 27 |
| UNC-Chapel Hill |
# 29 |
"Best Values: National Universities - Doctoral"
| Duke University |
# 13 |
| UNC-Chapel Hill |
# 20 |
| Wake Forest University |
# 31 |
| NCSU-Raleigh |
# 45 |
"Best
Graduate Schools - Business"
U. S. News & World Report, 2003
Overall Rankings
| Duke University |
# 7 |
| UNC-Chapel Hill |
# 22 |
| Wake Forest University |
# 40 |
"Healthcare
is extremely important to those who live and work in the Triangle. Two of the
nation's top teaching research hospitals are located here. Known as the "City
of Medicine", nearly one in three
people in Durham's work force is in a medical or healthcare-related field."
"According
to the 2003 ranking by US News and World Report of America's Best Hospitals,
Duke University Medical Center is again on the Honor Roll. This is the fourth
consecutive year that Duke has placed sixth on the list."
"Chapel
Hill is also a strong center of medicine, with UNC hospitals, while Raleigh and
Wake County offer several well-respected facilities, including Rex Healthcare
and Wake Medical Center."
- Employment Review Magazine, June 2003
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