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

The ninth best city for women, in WomenCo.com, November 1, 2008.

One of the nation's 40 best places for business and careers among the 200 largest metro areas by Forbes, March 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.

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

Glen Allen and Mechanicsville are among the nation’s 100 Best Places to Live in Money magazine, August 2009 and CNNMoney.com.

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

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

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.

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

First of the top 50 U.S. metros for European expansion, in Expansion Management's June 2002 issue.

Number 21 among America's 50 Hottest Cities for business, as rated by Expansion Management magazine's January 2002 issue.

Fifth of America's top 20 places to live and work, according to Employment Review magazine's June 2002 issue and www.bestjobsusa.com.

A five-star community for business quality of life, based on Expansion Management's Quality of Life Quotient, May 2002.

A top ten U.S. city fit for healthy living, as selected by Cooking Light magazine, April 2002.

Second best city for singles according to America Online, February 2002.

Number 14 of the 100 most logistics friendly cities for manufacturing and distribution companies, in Expansion Management's September 2001 issue.

Number 20 of the nation's top 40 hottest real estate markets, with the 9th lowest construction costs, in Expansion Management's August 2001 issue.

In the top ten metro areas for the strength and price appreciation of the housing market through 2003, as rated in SmartMoney's February 2002 issue.

One of the nation's 25 Choice Cities for business relocation and expansion, according to Business Development Outlook's November-December 2001 issue.

Number 33 of America's 50 Most Wired Cities, in the April 2001 issue of Yahoo! Internet Life.

A top Fortune headquarters location with six Fortune 500 and another five Fortune 1000 companies' corporate headquarters listed in Fortune, April 2001.

One of the 10 most underrated towns in America, according to the January 2, 2001 issue of Utne Reader.

Among the top 15 metro areas for locating a new facility, as voted by readers of Plants Sites and Parks in February/March 2000.

Number 11of the 32 healthiest places to live, according to Business Development Outlook, July/August 2002.

Second of the top 10 Southern markets over the last 10 years, in Southern Business and Development, 10th Anniversary Issue, Summer 2002.

Home to Infineon Technologies, one of the South's top 10 business investments, in Southern Business and Development, Summer 2002.

Home to the Richmond Children's Museum, the country's 11th best children's museum, in Child magazine February 2002 and www.child.com.

One of the ten best cities for independent film makers, according to MovieMaker magazine's third annual survey, Issue 49, 2003.

The 11th best city for corporate headquarters, in a survey of site selectors and consultants in the April 2003 Business Facilities.

The nation's 12th best place for business and careers, in Forbes magazine, May 26, 2003 and Forbes.com, May 9, 2003.

One of the top 20 U.S. metros for European expansion, in Expansion Management's June 2003 issue.

One of America's 50 Hottest Cities for manufacturing expansions and relocations, as rated by Expansion Management magazine's January 2003 issue.

A four-star community for business quality of life, based on Expansion Management's Quality of Life Quotient, May 2003.

The 10th least congested southern market (on annual vehicular hours of delay) in Southern Business & Development, Summer 2003.

One of America's 50 Hottest Cities, rated 12th for manufacturing expansions and relocations, in Expansion Management magazine's January 2004 issue.

Number 17 of America's top 25 large metro areas for doing business, in Inc. magazine, March 2004.

One of the nation's top 25 metro areas for biotechnology in Business Development Outlook's "Choice Cities 2003," November/December 2003.

One of America's 30 most livable communities, according to Partners for Livable Communities, April 2004.

A top ten metro area for public schools (large MSA with more than 100,000 students) in Expansion Management, April 3, 2004.

The nation's 10th best place for business, in Forbes magazine May 24, 2004.

One of the nation's top ten test markets, according to Acxiom, a customer and information management consulting firm, June 2004.

One of the nation's 50 most unwired cities for wireless Internet accessibility, according to Intel’s 2004 survey.

Fifth best U.S. metro area for European manufacturing investment in Expansion Management's, June 2004 issue.

Number 11 of the nation's top 50 metro areas for business expansions and relocations and number 3 for metros with population between one and two million, Expansion Management, July 2004.

A five-star metro area for logistics operations with a rank of 33 in Expansion Management and Logistics Today magazines in September 2004.

Number 15 of the top 40 U.S. real estate markets in Expansion Management, October 2004.

A four-star community for business quality of life, based on Expansion Management's Quality of Life Quotient, May 2004.

Ranked 19th of the nation’s 361 metropolitan statistical areas for long-term economic strength, by Policom Corporation in 2004.

One of America's 50 Hottest Cities, rated 13th, for business expansions and relocations in Expansion Management magazine's January 2005 issue.

One of America’s top 25 large metro areas for doing business, rated 23rd by Inc. magazine, May 2005.

One of the nation’s 20 best places for business and careers, rated 14th among the 150 largest metro areas by Forbes magazine, May 23, 2005.

Number 39 of the nation's most unwired cities for wireless Internet accessibility, according to Intel's 2005 survey.

One of the top 40 U.S. real estate markets (rated 33) in Expansion Management, August 2005.

A five-star business opportunity metro in the July 2005 issue of Expansion Management magazine.

A five-star metro area for logistics operations with a rank of 40 out of 362 areas in Expansion Management and Logistics Today magazines in September 2005.

One of the top 10 dog-friendly places in the U.S. in Dog Fancy magazine, November 2005.

One of America's 50 Hottest Cities, rated 15th, for business expansions and relocations in Expansion Management magazine's January/February 2006 issue.

America's 14th best metropolitan area for small business in Bizjournals.com, January 2006.

The nation’s 14th best large city for doing business (areas with employment base of 450,000 or more) in Inc. magazine, May 2006.

One of the 50 best places for business and careers, rated 41 among the nation’s 200 large metro areas, in Forbes, May 2006.

One of seven vacation destinations for this summer that "won't break the bank" in Money magazine, May 2006.

Number 26 of the nation's 50 "smart places to live" in the June 2006 issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance.

The sixth best metro area to get a job (of the nation's 100 largest metro areas), according to Forbes.com, July 19, 2006.

The twelfth most competitive metro area (of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas) in Beacon Hill Institute's Metro Area and State Competitiveness Report 2005.

Number 3 of the 20 hot headquarters metros for the 21st century in Business Facilities, Ranking Report, July 2005

One of the top 40 U.S. real estate markets in the October 2006 issue of Expansion Management.

A five-star metro area for logistics operations in Expansion Management and Logistics Today magazines in October 2006.

One of the top 18 emerging golf retirement regions (rated 14th) in Business Week, November 13, 2006.

One of America's 50 Hottest Cities for business expansions and relocations in Expansion Management magazine's February 2007 issue.

One of the nation's 20 best places for business and careers, rated 14th among the 200 largest metro areas by Forbes, April 5, 2007.

One of the South's top 10 places for the creative class in Southern Business & Development, Winter 2007.

A five-star metro area for knowledge workers in Expansion Management, April 12, 2007.

One of North America's top five large cities for best quality of life, human resources, and development and investment promotion in Foreign Direct Investment (fDi) magazine's "North American Cities of the Future 2007/08" competition, April/May 2007 issue.

Number 8 of the top 20 U.S. large metros for business attraction and recruitment in Expansion Management, June 19, 2007.

Sixth of the top 50 medium markets for relocating families (population of 575,000 to 1,250,000) in a 2007 study from Primacy Relocation and Worldwide ERC® in conjunction with Bert Sperling's BestPlaces.

Ranked 27th of the nation's 361 metropolitan statistical areas for long-term economic strength, by Policom Corporation in 2007.

The metro area with the lowest foreclosure rate for the first half of 2007, in a study by RealtyTrak, August 2007.

The sixth best metro area for business opportunity in Expansion Management's "Mayor's Challenge" ranking, August 16, 2007.

The third best metro center for business, rated by Dow Jones MarketWatch, September 21, 2007.

A five-star metro area for logistics operations in Expansion Management and Logistics Today magazines in October 2007.

An economic development "hot spot," rated fourth of the top 20 mid-sized metros rated by the National Policy Research Council in Expansion Management, October 2007.

One of the nation's top 20 real estate markets for expanding companies in Expansion Management, October 2007.

One of the nation's top 20 places to educate your child (rated #12), in Forbes.com, December 12, 2007.

One of the nation’s best large metros for public schools (rated #8) in Expansion Management, December 2007.

One of the nation's 10 best places for business and careers, rated 7th among the 200 largest metro areas by Forbes, March 19, 2008.

The village of Midlothian in Chesterfield County is one of the nation’s 100 Best Places to Live in Money magazine, August 2008 and CNNMoney.com.

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

The fifth best metro center for business, rated by Dow Jones MarketWatch, December 2, 2008.