One of the nation's 50 best places for business and careers by Forbes.com, April 14, 2010

The nation’s 12th healthiest housing market for 2010 on Builderonline.com, February 25, 2010.

Hanover County ranked as the nation's 10th Best Place to Get Ahead, based on employment and income growth, by Forbes.com, February 2, 2010.

The 14th best metro center for business, rated by Dow Jones MarketWatch, December 16, 2009.

Ninth lowest among 50 cities for the cost of operating a corporate headquarters, according to the Boyd Company, Inc., November 30, 2009.

One of the nation's 65 Best Bang-For-The-Buck Cities in Forbes.com, November 30, 2009.

The second-most charitable city in America, according to Men's Health magazine, December 2009.

One of America's 50 fastest-recovering cities by Forbes.com, November 19, 2009.

One of the 20 best cities of its size to live and work for young professionals, by Next Generation Consulting, June 10, 2009.

The nation's sixth best place to start over, based on a Manpower survey of companies' hiring plans reported on BusinessWeek.com June 9, 2009.

North America's 9th best small city and 4th best in foreign direct investment strategy in Foreign Direct Investment (fDi) Magazine's North American Cities of the Future 2009/10, April/May 2009.

A top 10 city for finding a job in 2009 in a study by Ajilon Professional Staffing reported in Forbes.com, January 5, 2009.

One of the 10 best cities for commuters of the nation's 75 largest metro areas in Forbes.com, April 2008.