Regional and Company Rankings

• February 2011 - Time rates Tucson as one of eight Intelligent Cities, noting ongoing city-wide water conservation efforts allowing use of household grey water, and building codes mandating water harvesting in new developments. Read complete the feature here.

• June 2010 - Newsweek ranks Tucson's BASIS Charter School in the Top 10 of America's Best High Schools once again. Consistently ranked one of the best schools in the nation, including number one in 2008, BASIS ranks number six in 2010. This was the highest ranking for any Arizona school. See the complete Newsweek list here: http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2010/americas-best-high-schools/list.html

• May 2010 - Forbes ranks Tucson as one of America's Most Innovative Cities. Forbes used data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to determine number of patents per capita, then combined it with venture capital investment per capita from the National Venture Capital Association. That information was combined with cities' ratios of high-tech, science and "creative" jobs to determine final rankings. The main article page is here. Tucson, #19, is listed on this page.

• April 2010 - Tucson - "The Solar City," featured in Business Facilities Magazine April 2010 cover story. Business Facilities - a leading publication for site selectors who aid in business relocation and expansion nationwide - shows how Tucson is establishing itself as a location of choice for the solar industry. Read the article online at BusinessFacilities.com, or download the entire package of coverage here.

• March 2010 - Sunset ranks Tucson as one of its "20 Best Towns of the Future," specifically noting Tucson's innovative building movement and environmentally responsible architecture: http://www.sunset.com/travel/most-innovative-cities-00400000064623/page8.html

• February 2010 - Forbes ranks Tucson as the 8th Best City for Commuters. The survey took into account many factors, including consistent commute time, rush hour delays, and number of commuters who drive vs. those who bike or take public transportation. A chart of the 60 metropolitan statistical areas raked is available here: http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/12/best-worst-commutes-lifestyle-mass-transit_chart.html

• October 2009 - Business Facilities recognized Tucson in its October 2009 cover story as one of its editors’ choices for cities that are surviving and thriving during the economic downturn. The article credits Tucson ’s strong base in aerospace/defense manufacturing and solar energy as positioning the region for major growth and development in the future. “Editor’s Picks” were based on locations that drew their attention during the previous months for quick adjustment to the dramatically changing economic landscape.

• August 2009 - Business Facilities magazine has named Tucson No. 6 on its list of the top 10 metro areas for aerospace/defense manufacturing in its fifth annual ranking report. The ranking is primarily based on a comparison of industry sector employment and wages. Also evaluated were major projects and facility expansion/relocation activity for a region in the past 12 months, and the number of major aerospace and defense contractors headquartered in the region.

• August 2009 - University Medical Center appeared in U.S. News & World Report's annual survey of America's best hospitals. UMC ranked in the top 50 list in the category of specialty medical care for kidney disorders.

• June 2009 - Tucson ranked No. 16 on a list of the best places to live and work for young professionals in cities with a population of more than 500,000. The ranking comes from Next Generation Consulting, which uses an index to evaluate a city on assets important to "next gen" workers: earning, learning, vitality, around town, after hours, cost of lifestyle and social capital. Tucson was the only Arizona city to make the list.

• June 2009 - Charter school Basis Tucson ranks No. 5 and University High School ranks No. 21 on Newsweek's list of the top 100 high schools in the country.

• May 2009 - Fast Company magazine ranked Tucson as one of the top 12 "Fast Cities" in the world for its Healthy City Initiative and crime reduction efforts. www.fastcompany.com/cities/2009.

• Jan. 2009 - Men's Fitness magazine named Tucson the #13 fittest city in its annual ranking of the fittest and fattest cities.

• Nov. 2008 - Tucson was ranked the 4th best "digital city" in the annual Digital Cities Survey.

• Sept. 2008 - Tucson-based Paragon Space Development Corp. ranked ninth in a list of the top 50 engineering companies in the nation by Inc. magazine. The company, founded in 1993, was No. 1 under aerospace engineering. The aerospace engineering and technology development firm specializes in life support in extreme environments.

• July 2008 - Tucson Electric Power (TEP) was ranked among the top 10 “most solar integrated utilities” by the Solar Power Association. TEP earned recognition for both its company-owned installations and for the photovoltaic systems hundreds of customer have installed on their rooftops through the company’s SunShare program.

• July 2008 - The "Webometrics Ranking of World Universities" an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) - the largest public research body in Spain - ranked the University of Arizona # 21 in the ranking of the top 4000 universities of the world.

• July 2008 - University Medical Center has ranked among the top 50 hospitals in U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" for 2008. This year UMC was recognized in five of the 16 medical specialties the magazine surveyed: heart and heart surgery, respiratory disorders, geriatrics, kidney disease, and ear, nose and throat.

• July 2008 - Family Circle magazine named Oro Valley one of its "10 Best Towns for Families," cited for its small-town atmosphere. The magazine article recognizes residents' volunteerism and the town's environmental efforts, including the use of low-voltage lighting, recycled carpets and non-toxic cleaning products in government buildings. The winners were selected based on criteria that included housing affordability, safety, quality of schools and commitment to the environment.

• June 2008 - Men's Journal magazine named Tucson in its list of the top 5 best places to live. The magazine ranks cities based on career opportunities, access to nature and the quality of urban life. The magazine recognized Tucson for its bike paths, Mexican food and natural amenities. Portland, Ore., topped the list, and Tucson joined Seattle, San Diego and Memphis, Tenn., as the next best four (in no particular order).

• May 2008 - Newsweek magazine ranked BASIS Charter School as the top public school in the United States. The ranking is based on Newsweek's Challenge Index, which is the number of college-level tests, such as the Advanced Placement exam, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge tests, divided by the number of graduating seniors. This is the third straight year BASIS has been honored with a top 10 ranking.

• May 2008 - MSNBC.com ranks Tucson #55 on its list of the top 100 cities to raise a family.

• Tucson was given a gold rating for bicycle-friendliness by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) in 2006. Tucson's gold-status as a bicycle-friendly community was reconfirmed by the LAB in May 2008.

• May 2008 - University Medical Center was re-designated as a Magnet Hospital, the second time it has won the American Nurses Association’s highest national honor for nursing excellence. In 2003, UMC was the first hospital in Arizona to earn the prestigious Magnet Hospital designation and remains the only hospital in Southern Arizona to win the so-called "Nobel prize for nursing." Magnet Hospital designation is held by only 2 percent of all acute-care hospitals in the United States. The Magnet Recognition Program was developed in 1991 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a branch of the American Nurses Association, to recognize hospitals that provide the best in nursing care and a supportive professional nursing environment. According to the ANCC, the program provides consumers with the ultimate benchmark to measure the quality of care they can expect to receive. The Magnet Hospital designation is valid for four years, after which UMC must re-apply.

• April 2008 - National Geographic Traveler magazine named Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch, 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road, to its first "Stay List" in its April 2008 issue. The list includes 150 select properties in North America offering unique experiences.

• March 2008 - Fortune Small Business magazine named Oro Valley #44 on its list of "100 Best Places to Live and Launch."

• March 2008 - Forbes list of Best Places for Business and Careers ranks Tucson #49 among the nation's 200 largest cities. The region was also ranked #27 for job growth.

• December 2007 - Self magazine's 8th annual "Healthiest Cities" report ranked Tucson #1 for "environment." Ranking 100 cities nationwide, the magazine's annual report says the combination of clean air, water and land makes Tucson the most eco-friendly place to be.

• November 2007 - U.S. News & World Report included two Tucson high schools in its list of America's top public high schools. University High School ranked 13th and BASIS Charter School ranked 16th. Schools were ranked primarily on three factors: achievement levels on state accountability tests for all students in reading and math, achievement on state tests for the school's "least advantaged" students, and college-readiness as measured by student performance in Advanced Placement tests.

• November 2007 - Tucson was named the 3rd-best "digital city" for the second year in a row according to the 2007 Digital Cities Survey. The city's online services and the wireless network ER-Link used for emergency telemedicine are credited for Tucson's ranking. The Center for Digital Government conducted the annual survey, basing its results on interviews with mayors, city managers and chief information officers from cities nationwide with more than 250,000 residents.

• October 2007 - The Wall Street Journal ranked Tucson among the most popular 13 cities for adults ages 20-34.

• The University of Arizona was ranked one of the top 200 universities in the world by QS World University Rankings in 2007.

• The September 2007 issue of Triathlete magazine ranks Tucson the second-best city in the world for training.

• August 2007 - The McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management was ranked among America's "Best Colleges for Entrepreneurship" by Fortune Small Business and CNNMoney.com.

• July 2007 - Fast Company magazine named Tucson among the top 10 in the United States for job growth and high-tech industry concentration. "Welcome to 'Optics Valley,' home to 160 mostly small outfits, such as All Optronics and 4D Technology, focused on optical design and engineering, fiber-optic components, and precision optical fabrication. Life sciences, environmental technologies, and aerospace are booming too." Noted "Fast Companies" are Raytheon Missile Systems, UniSource Energy, and Universal Avionics.

• July 2007 - Expansion Management magazine ranked the Tucson MSA #1 county in the country for business recruitment and attraction. The City of Tucson was ranked #5 mid-sized city in the country for recruitment and expansion, and overall Arizona was ranked #1 state for business recruitment and expansion.

• July 2007 - Tucson was named among the "Top 10 Cities for Hispanics" by Hispanic magazine. The Old Pueblo was cited for the lowest health-care costs of cities on the list, its "perfect desert vistas," its Downtown development projects, cost of living, healthy employment rates and relative safety.

• 2007 - University Medical Center is ranked among the nation's premier hospitals in U.S. News & World Report's 18th annual guide to "America's Best Hospitals." This year UMC is ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the United States in the following medical specialties: heart and heart surgery, cancer, geriatrics, and respiratory disorders. UMC is also affiliated with Centers of Excellence at the Arizona Health Sciences Center including the Arizona Cancer Center, the UA Sarver Heart Center and the Arizona Respiratory Center, among others.

• June 2007 - The Business Journal of Phoenix ranked the University of Arizona #1 in research expenditures in the physical sciences, beating out Johns Hopkins University and Cal tech.

• June 2007 - AmericanStyle.com ranked Tucson #9 in its list of the top arts destinations.

• May 2007 - Inc. Magazine's list of Boomtowns 2007 ranked Tucson #12 of the top 20 mid-sized cities for doing business (ranking cities with 150,000-450,000 nonfarm jobs). Tucson was ranked #52 in Best Places Overall in the Boomtown list, out of 393 U.S. metros.

• April 2007 - Forbes.com ranked Tucson #85 overall and #36 in job growth in its list of "Best Places for Business and Career."

• April 2007 - Bizjournals.com and American City Business Journals ranked Tucson #14 of the 66 largest metros in its list of the hottest job markets for young adults.

• Feb. 2007 - Tucson ranked as the No. 10 Healthiest City in a list honoring the top American cities that best reflect Cooking Light magazine's mission to "Eat Smart, Be Fit, and Live Well," saying "Tucson offers a taste of the authentic Southwest in a desert setting that's ideal for a warm winter getaway."

• In 2007 Allstate Insurance Co. ranked Tucson #8 city (with a population of 500,000 to 1 million) where you are least likely to crash your car, with an average years between crashes of 10.4.

• In 2006 Arizona was named the fastest-growing state in the country, finally surpassing Nevada -- long the country's fastest-growing state -- according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

• 2006 - SustainLane.com ranked Tucson #20 in its list of the top 50 "greenest" U.S. cities.

• Tucson ranks No. 5 among U.S. cities for the lowest levels of long-term particle pollution, from the American Lung Association, 2006.

• Arizona was the No. 1 state for economic growth in 2005, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

• Fast Company magazine ranked Tucson as a Top 10 "Fast City" in 2005. A Fast City is one that offers dense concentrations of talented people, tolerance of differences, and a great quality of life.

• Forbes magazine’s Best Places for Business and Career: Tucson ranked No. 22 out of the 200 largest U.S. cities, Forbes magazine, May 2005.

• Tucson ranked #16 high-tech location quotient (from the Milken Institute's 2005 Best Performing Cities Index).

• Tucson ranked No. 25 (out of 90 cities) in “The Top U.S. Cities for Doing Business,” Best Places, Medium Cities, from Inc. magazine, 2005.
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