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the results of nine months of independent market research work by fDi -
Foreign Direct Investment magazine - were announced as the 2007 North
American Cities of the Future selections were published in the
April
issue. 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. Nominations for the April 2009 awards will open in fall
2008.
A full page ad in the Financial
Times on May 4, 2007
promoted the full list of winners for the
North American Cities of the Future 2007 / 2008 |
The 2007 fDi North American City of the Future
winners are
listed below on this page
and featured in our relevant directories.
Background about this
competition, and the selection process.
2009 North American Cities of the Future
nomination process
April 23, 2007 fDi press release
announcing the winners
Article on the fDi magazine website. fDi is a specialty
magazine published by the Financial
Times group.
Contact Bruce Donnelly
for more information as the US marketing and sales representative of fDi.
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April / May 2007 issue of fDi |
North American Cities of the Future 2007/08
Article.
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Editor's
introduction to fDi |
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2007/2008 fDi North American Cities of the Future
The lists below summarize rankings for each size category
- Major cities : over 2 million population
- Large cities : 500,000 - 2 million population
- Small cities : 100,000 - 500,000 population
- Micro cities : under 100,000 population
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2007/2008 fDi North American Cities of the Future
These links summarize the seven selection criteria results
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2007/2008 fDi North American Cities of the Future - USA Major cities : over 2 million population
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2007/2008 fDi North American Cities of the Future - Canada Large
or Major cities : 500,000 to over 2 million population
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2007/2008 fDi North American Cities of the Future - USA Large cities : 500,000 - 2 million population
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El Paso, Texas
- Columbus, Ohio
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Austin, Texas
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Toledo, Ohio
- Richmond, Virginia
- Orlando, Florida
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Nashville, Tennessee
Small cities : 100,000 - 500,000 population
Micro cities : under 100,000 population
- Zapata, Texas
- Ennis, Texas
- Yuma, Arizona
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Silverthorne, Colorado
- Surprise, Arizona -
see April advertisement
- Plattsburgh, New York
- Poughkeepsie, New York
- Danville, Virginia
- Franklin, Wisconsin
- Blue Ash, Ohio
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2007/2008 fDi North American Cities of the Future - Canada Small cities : 100,000 - 500,000 population
- Windsor, Ontario
- London, Ontario
- Waterloo, Ontario
- Chatham-Kent, Ontario
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Barrie, Ontario
- Gatineau, Quebec
- Moncton, New Brunswick
- Sherbrooke, Quebec
- St. Johns, Newfoundland
Micro cities : under 100,000 population
- Sarnia, Ontario
- Fredericton, New Brunswick
- Campbell River, British Columbia
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2007/2008 fDi North American Cities of the Future - Mexico
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Background about this
competition, and the selection process. Scheduled
fDi market research for other regions of the world:
- August 2007 : Latin America, Caribbean, Africa
- October 2007 : Small Asian Cities of the Future
- December 2007 : Large Asian Cities of the Future
- April 2008 : European Cities of the Future
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| The 2007 fDi North American
Cities of the Future awards were presented to winners during the
BIO 2007 convention in Boston, May 6-9,
2007. Many of the leading economic development
agencies in the world promote their regions as business cluster locations at
BIO each year to attract the interest of executives in the
biotech and life sciences field. |
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Recent fDi competitions in
other regions of the world
Top 20 Expat Cities - August 2006 - Top global "expatriate cities" for
work by international business executives on foreign career assignments to
support the strategic growth of their companies |
2005 competitions in North
America
The 2007 award
program is similar to the cover feature of the
June / July 2005 issue of fDi - Foreign Direct Investment magazine.
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Asian Cities & Regions of the Future 2005 / 2006 - December 2005 |
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European Cities and Regions of the Future - 2006 / 2007 - April 2006
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Middle Eastern & North African Cities of the Future 2006 / 2007 -
December 2006
Middle Eastern & North African Special Economic Zones of the Future -
December 2006
Middle Eastern Cities of the Future 2005 / 2006 - February 2006 |
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Central American Countries of the Future 2005 / 2006 - August 2005
Caribbean Countries of the Future 2005 / 2006 - August 2005 |
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African Countries of the Future 2005 / 2006 - August 2005 |
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US media contact and advertising sales for fDi - Foreign Direct Investment magazine:
Bruce Donnelly at Global Direct Investment Solutions
TEL 847-304-4655 in Chicago
Bio for
Bruce Donnelly |
How to advertise in fDi - summary
of editorial
calendar, event plans, and rates.
2007 campaigns
Examples for 2007 planning of
integrated location brand marketing campaigns with fDi magazine and other
Financial Times group services in print, online, and events |
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