AUSTIN ACCOLADES

• Austin ranks 1st on the list of the Best Cities for the Next Decade by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, July 2010
• Texas ranked as the Best State for Business by Chief Executive, June 2010
• Austin ranked #2 on the list of America’s Most Innovative Cities by Forbes, May 2010
• Austin ranked as the #3 Dog-Friendly City in the US by dogfriendly.com, May 2010
• Texas ranked one of country’s Best State Tax Systems for Entrepreneurship & Small Business by Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, May 2010
• UT ranked in the Top 10 CEO Undergraduate Alma Maters in Bloomberg Businessweek, May 2010
• Austin took the #10 spot on the American College of Sports Medicine's American Fitness Index, May 2010
• Austin ranked in the Top 10 for Best Quality of Life by Portfolio.com, May 2010
• Austin ranked as the Best Big City for Jobs in Forbes, April 2010
• Austin ranks in the Top 10 of Forbes’ annual Best Places for Business & Careers. Forbes, April 2010
• The American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2010 report ranked Austin among the Cleanest Air Cities. April 2010
• Austin places in the Top 10 of the Best Places to Live by RelocateAmerica.com, April 2010
• Austin ranked in the Top Ten U.S cities for Hispanics to Live and Work by Popular Hispanics, April 2010
• Austin is a Top 10 Destination in U-Haul’s National Migration Trend Report. UHaul, April 2010
• Austin places 3rd among 20 Cities That Are Having An Awesome Recovery in Business Insider, March 2010
• The Austin-Round Rock area tied for first on Forbes' list of large metros where the recession is easing. March 2010
• Austin ranks #1 in the nation for young adults on Porfolio.com, March 2010
• Austin tied for #1 in Forbes’ list of Cities Where the Recession is Easing. Forbes, March 2010
• Austin ranks #2 in job growth among the top 50 major metropolitan areas by Texas Workforce Commission and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 2010
• Austin was ranked as the #5 city in the annual "100 Best Retirement Towns by TopRetirements.com, February 2010
• Austin has the Healthiest Housing Market for 2010. Builder Market Health Index, February 2010
• Austin’s Williamson, Travis, & Hays Counties listed as Texas’ Healthiest Counties by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population
Health Institute, February 2010
• Austin’s ranked as the Best Airport in North America & the 2nd Best in the World in its Size Class by Airports Council International, February, 2010
• Bastrop is included in National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2010 Distinctive Destinations. National Trust for Historic Preservation, February 2010
• Budget Travel’s Readers Choice Awards places Austin as the Best Local Music Scene. Budget Travel, February 2010
• Austin received the nation’s top score for small-business vitality, according to a new Portfolio.com/bizjournals study, January 2010
• Austin is ranked the 5th Best City to Live, Work & Make Movies by Moviemaker Magazine, January 2010
• Austin ranks #2 among the Best Places to Retire & Row in the U.S by RowingandSculling.com, January 2010
• Austin was ranked Best City to Invest in Commercial Real Estate by Grubb & Ellis, January 2010
• Austin ranked as the 9th Easiest City to Find a Job by Juju.com, January 2010
• Round Rock is the 4th safest American city with a population greater than 100,000 by the CQ Press, January 2010
• Austin ranked 2nd as a top destination for college students by The American Institute for Economic Research, September 2009
• Austin is listed among the Top 5 places to buy and sell a home by ABC News, August 2009
• The Mother Nature Network recognizes Austin as one of the 10 greenest cities in the country, July 2009
• Austin is listed among the Top 10 places to live by US News, June 2009
• Austin lands the number one spot as the top U.S. city for job growth, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2009
• Austin makes the list as one of the best cities for recession recovery on Forbes.com, June 2009
• According to WomenCo., Austin is the #1 city for a career, based on its growth and unemployment rates, average salaries, costs of living and commute time, May 2009
• Pitney Bowes Business Insight names Austin America’s top retail city, May 2009
• Austin ranks #7 on the list of America’s Top Tech Centers, according to American Cities Business Journals, May 2009
• The American College of Sports Medicine’s American Fitness Index ranks Austin ninth among “fit” cities, May 2009
• Relocation.com ranks Austin #1 on its list of the Top Cities for a Fresh Start, May 2009
• Austin is recognized as one of the eight ideal places for foodies to retire by Where to Retire magazine, May/June 2009
• Austin tops the list of America’s best bargain cities on Forbes.com, May 2009
• AmericanStyle magazine readers ranked Austin #15 on the list of top art destinations in the country, April 2009
• Austin’s business-friendly attitude helped it move up in the ranks to eighth place this year in Forbes.com’s Best Places for Business and Careers, March 2009


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