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The cities listed below were announced
on April 23, 2007 as the top selections among small US cities
(100,000 - 500,000 population) in the 2007/2008 North American Cities of the
Future competition as featured in the April/May 2007 issue of
fDi magazine, published by the
Financial Times group (FT Business).
These awards were presented during the BIO 2007 convention
in Boston on May 7. The table below summarizes the
Top 10 overall rankings of major US cities among all North American
competitors, as well as the Top Five rankings on individual selection
factors which were used as weighted scores to select the overall winners.
North American Cities of the Future 2007/08
Article in fDi.
2009 North American Cities of the Future
nomination process |
Background about this
competition, and the selection process.
List of all winners. fDi North
American Cities of the Future in Mexico
and among large and
small cities in Canada.
Contact Bruce Donnelly for more
information as the US marketing and advertising sales representative of fDi. |
April 23, 2007 press release
announcing the winners |
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There were nominations from 108 cities of all sizes from the
United States, Canada, and Mexico for this very competitive business
location benchmarking and "short list" selection process involving nine
months of research work and independent expert review of more than 60 facts
provided by the nominated cities. This 2007 award
program is similar to the cover feature of the
June/July 2005 issue of fDi - Foreign Direct Investment magazine.
2005
US winners - Cities and States of the Future
2005
USA Regional finalists
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Editor's
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Overall
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Best Economic Potential
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Most Cost-Effective
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Best Human Resources
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Best Quality of Life
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Best Infrastructure
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Most Business Friendly
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Best Development and Investment Promotion
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