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The buzz about the Harrisburg Market is growing. Here are just some of the Awards/Recognitions that our region has received lately...

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• Harrisburg-Carlisle ranked 3rd in MSN.com’s 2008 Real Estate Best Bargain Markets

• In Country Home's Top 25 of the Best Green Places in 2007
  
• Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal has ranked Hershey-Harrisburg as the second-best minor league sports market in the country. (2007)
  
• Greater Harrisburg ranks among the top areas in the nation for attracting new businesses and business expansion, according to one study. Data collected by the National Policy Research Council ranks Dauphin County number two on a list of the top 20 small counties for recruitment and attraction. The council also ranks the Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle area fourth in a listing of the top 20 mid-size metros for recruitment and attraction.
  
• Harrisburg named among Relocate-America's "100 Top Places to Live" for 2007
  
• Harrisburg ranked in the Top 5 Best Cities for Retirees by Kiplinger's Magazine. (2007).
  
• Harrisburg-Carlisle was ranked 200 in the list of Top Overall Cities by "Boomtowns 2007," Inc. Magazine up from 237^th in 2006.

• The Greater Harrisburg area has been recognized as one of "The 100 Best Communities for Young People" by America's Promise Alliance for mentoring and educational programs created by the Camp Curtain YMCA Black Achievers Program. ( USA Today, 2007)

• ESPN.com ranked an American Hockey League game in Hershey, PA as one of the Top 10 "Ultimate Hockey Experiences in North America" (October 2006)
  
• Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine rated Harrisburg 12th on the Top 50 Smart Places to Live (June 2006)
  
• Salary.com placed Harrisburg in the number 6 spot of the Top 10 Salary Value Index, which accounted for building personal net worth, local salaries, cost of living and unemployment.

• Entrepreneur.com rated Harrisburg the 15th Best Midsize City in the East for Entrepreneurs. (2006)

• Boomtown's '06 Hottest Midsize Cities ranked Harrisburg at #15 for Most Balanced Economy and Growth. (2006, Inc.com)

• Forbes.com reported Harrisburg as #21 in large cities with the lowest Crime Rate. (2006)

• Harrisburg received the rank of being the 4th most "Profitable City for employees", out of 180 cities across the nation by Salary.com. (April 2005)

• The 2004 Mayor's Challenge^TM placed the Harrisburg MSA at #10 for Best Cities.

• ApartmentRatings.com rated Harrisburg region at #18 for affordability in the Renter's Livability and Satisfaction Survey (2005)

• Inc. Magazine rated the Harrisburg MSA in the top 100 Best Places to do Business overall. (2005)

• KPMG's 2005 Study designated Harrisburg as the 10th Most Competitive Mid-Sized City for Locating Your Business (2005)
  
• Harrisburg is the 47th Most Unwired City in America- Intel Corporations's Top 100 Unwired Cities in the USA (June 2005)
  
• Harrisburg was ranked 4th in Salary Value Index published by Salary.com for the largest metro area category. (2005)
  
• Employee Relocation Council and Primary Relocation rated Harrisburg as the 29th Best City for relocating families. (2005 CareerJournal.com)
  
• Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/ College of Medicine conducted $100.8 million in research & development in 2005, nearly double the total from just five years ago.
  
• Harrisburg placed 1st (tied) as Least Stressful Place to Live in the Nation- Sperling's BestPlaces.net (2004) Harrisburg was also rated as having the 7th least crime for a large city
  
• ThomasNet Inc. magazine ranked harrisburg 18th out of Top 35 medium cities for business (2004)
  
• Harrisburg is the 68th best city to hook up in, according to Unilever's "Best City for the Dating Game". (2004)
  
• Harrisburg is the 27th Funniest metro region in America- Hallmark shoebox Division (July 2004)
  
• ExpansionManagement.com placed Harrisburg at #8 on the Top Logistics Metros in the Northeast. (2003)
  
• Harrisburg placed in the Top Climbers: Fastest Growing Cities for Wiring- Yahoo Internet Life. (May 2002)
  
• Ranked 7th "Top Ten Midsize Cities Creativity Ranking" from The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida (2002)