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Newsworthy - Relocation High Points: Pittsburgh Accolades
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2010
- #1 Apartment occupancy rate at 96.6% (MPF Research reported by TribLive Business, 2010).
- #1 Kennywood amusement park among world's favorite traditional parks in 2009 (National Amusement Park Historical Association, 2010).
- #2 Pittsburgh ties for 2nd most S&P 900 company headquarters with eight companies (Initiative for a Competitive Inner City reported by Pittsburgh Business Times, 2010).
- #2 Best city for the newly graduated (Huffingtonpost.com, 2010).
- #3 Best Eco-City in the U.S.; Tied for 13th in the world ("Top 50 cities: Eco-City ranking," Quality of Living Worldwide City Rankings 2010 - Mercer Survey, 2010).
- #5 Best city for educated workforce (Pittsburgh Economic Quarterly, University Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh, 2010).
- #7 Top metropolitan area of 2009 for corporate real estate projects for metros with populations over one million (Site Selection Online, 2010).
- #7 Top public schools: Large U.S. cities. i.e., with populations above 300,000. (GreatSchools.com, 2010).
- #8 Green City Index (Business Courier of Cincinnati, 2010).
- #12 Fun City (Portfolio.com, 2010).
- #12 University of Pittsburgh among top public American research universities ("The Top American Research Universities," The Center for Measuring University Performance, 2010).
- #14 University of Pittsburgh Medical School among best U.S. medical schools (U.S. News & World Report, 2010).
- #18 University of Pittsburgh among top 29 schools producing technology leaders (Weber, T.E., "Tech's 29 Most Powerful Colleges," The Daily Beast, 2010).
- #20 University of Pittsburgh among top public schools (U.S. News & World Report, 2010).
- #22 Carnegie Mellon University among top national universities (U.S. News & World Report, 2010).
- #28 America's top 50 bike-friendly cities (mobile.bicycling.com, 2010).
2009
- #1 Most affordable city for dating (Match.com, 2009).
- #2 Best city to launch a small business (Fortune Small Business Magazine, 2009).
- #3 Mid-sized city for Art Destinations (AmericanStyle Magazine, 2009).
- #4 Best zoo in the country for children (Parents Magazine, 2009).
- #4 America's most literate city (Central Connecticut State Univ., 2009).
- #4 Reader's choice best city (Kiplinger.com, 2009).
- #6 Best city for finding a job (Ajilon Professional Staffing, 2009).
- #7 Best city for LEED-certified buildings (reported by the N. Y. Times, 2009).
- #7 Most affordable place to retire (U.S. News and World Report, 2009).
- #8 Best city for working mothers (ForbesWoman, 2009).
- #8 Best growth in on-line job postings (CareerCast.com and JobSerf.com, 2009).
- #10 Hottest green job market (Forbes.com, 2009).
- #10 Best Walking Place in America (Prevention Magazine, 2009).
- #12 University of Pittsburgh best place to work in academia (The Scientist, 2009).
- #13 UPMC ranking among America's Best Hospitals (U.S. News & World Report, 2009).
- #14 Least wasteful city (Nalgene Least Wasteful Cities Study, 2009).
- #16 Most fit metropolitan statistical area (The American College of Sports Medicine, 2009).
- #18 Strongest performing metropolitan areas (Brookings Institute, 2009).
- #18 Best city for a fresh start (Relocation.com, 2009).
- #22 Best bang for-the-buck city (Forbes Magazine, 2009).
2008
- #1 Most courteous drivers (Prince Market Research, 2008).
- #2 Fasting growing region for venture capital investment (MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and The National Capital Association, 2008).
- #3 Mid-sized city for Arts Destination (AmercianStyle Magazine, 2008).
- #6 Best place to ride out a recession (BusinessWeek magazine, 2008).
- #10 Most secure place to live (Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, 2008).
- #11 Best city for community service (Corporation for National and Community Service, 2008).
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