| 2007 |
| #1 Best U.S. Cities For Jobs (Raleigh-Cary) Forbes, February 2007 |
| #1 Best Place for Business and Careers (Raleigh) Forbes, April 2007 |
| #5 Top Towns Where People Want to Live (Cary) Relocate America, April 2007 |
| #9 Fastest-Growing U.S. Counties (Wake County) Money Magazine, March 2007 |
| #22 100 Great American Towns (Holly Springs) Money Magazine July 2007 |
| #1 Best Place to Sell a House (Raleigh) Forbes July 2007 |
| #18 Fastest Growing Suburb in U.S. (Holly Springs) Forbes , August 2007 |
| #1 Top State Business Climate Rankings (NC), Site Selection - November 2007 |
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| 2006 |
| #5 Most Wired City - Forbes.com, 2006 |
| #3 Best City (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) for Entrepreneurs - Entrepreneur, 2006 |
| #3 Best State for Business - Forbes, August 2006 |
| # 6 Best City for Singles (Raleigh-Durham) - Forbes, July 25, 2006 |
| #3 Brainiest City (Raleigh) - CNN Money August 2006 |
| # 4 Best Places To Live (Raleigh) - Money, July 17, 2006 |
| # 1 High Tech Region (Raleigh-Durham) (Second Year in a Row)-- Silicon Valley Leadership Group's 2007 Projections report, September 6, 2006 |
| #10 Best Walking Cities in the US (Raleigh) - Prevention 2006 |
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