Houston Brags
Houston #1
Ten Best Places to Live, Work, and Play
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance – July 2008
Best U.S. City to Earn a Living
Forbes.com – August 18, 2008
Best City for Your Job
BusinessWeek – June 12, 2008
Best City to Buy a Home
Forbes.com – July 14, 2008
Best City for Recent College Grads
Forbes.com – June 26, 2008
Fastest Job Growth (06/07 to 06/08)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment
Lowest Cost of Living Among Major Metro Areas
ACCRA Cost of Living Index – Second Quarter 2008
Top U.S. Manufacturing Cities
Manufacturers’ News Inc. (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) – May 30, 2007
Most Accessible City for the Disabled
The National Organization on Disability - February 14, 2008
Top Local Government Green Power Purchaser
Environmental Protection Agency – July 2008
America’s Best Hospitals – Cancer, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
U.S News & World Report – July 2008
Highest Population Growth in the Nation
U.S. Census Bureau (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) – July 10, 2008
Houston #2
Nation's Top Export Markets
U.S. Department of Commerce – July 14, 2008
Nominal Job Growth (06/07 to 06/08)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment
Houston #3
Best Cities for Young Professionals
Forbes.com – July 09, 2008
Number of Fortune 500 Headquarters
Fortune - April 21, 2008
Nation's Most Charitable Cities
Charity Navigator’s 2008 Metro Market Charitable Analysis Study
Houston #4
Best Big City for Business
Inc.com – July 2008
Top Ten Up-and-Coming Tech Cities
Forbes.com – March 10, 2008
Top Cities for African Americans
BlackEnterprise.com – September 17, 2007
Houston #7
Best Cities for Jobs in 2008
Forbes.com – January 10, 2008
Houston #10
Top Ten Cities for Green Technology Innovation
SustainLane – March 2007
Top Ten Cities for Hispanics
Hispanic Magazine- August 2008
Houston #12
Top Trading Cities
Trader Monthly – June/July 2008
Texas
America’s Top State for Business
CNBC.com – July 2008
Most Favorable Business Climate in the Nation
Development Counsellors International (DCI) – "Winning Strategies in Economic Development Marketing" – July 2008
Best State To Do Business
Chief Executive Magazine – January 2008
U.S.’s Top Exporting State
WISERTrade – February 2008
2008 Gold Shovel Recipient
Area Development Magazine – June/July 2008
