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Based on FORBES MAGAZINE’S recent “Best Places Study” (and listed on their Forbes.com web site),
when it comes to cost of doing business, Lexington is the second best place in the country to locate a company.
We’ve held that ranking the past 2 years.
1. Albuquerque, NM
2. Lexington, KY
3. Tulsa, OK
4. Oklahoma City, Ok
5. Hickory, NC
On the April 2005 PREVENTION MAGAZINE web site (www.prevention.com) we were ranked with
the top 10 walking cities in America with populations between 200,000 and 500,000.
1. Jersey City, NJ
2. Madison, WI
3. Glendale, CA
4. Pittsburgh, PA
5. Minneapolis, MN
6. Atlanta, GA
7. Raleigh, NC
8. Lexington, KY
9. Tacoma, WA
10. Paradise, NV
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When it comes to picking
a winner for the expansion
or relocation of a business,
Lexington, KY will provide
you with a sure bet in many
important categories. Want
our “morning line” info?
Check
us out on the web at
www.commercelexington.com
Contact: Gina H. Greathouse,
Sr. V.P. Economic Development
Commerce Lexington Inc.
1-800-341-1100 or
GGreathouse@CommerceLexington.com
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According to EXPANSION MANAGEMENT (a trusted industry publication’s recent survey data),
Lexington is included in the prestigious list of “Five Star Quality of Life Cities;” we’re also
listed as one of America’s top 50 “hottest cities” for manufacturing expansions and relocations,
and in EXPANSION MANAGEMENT’S annual High Value Labor Quotient list, we rank 29/331
rated cities in terms of the percentage of science and engineering workers in the workforce.
And, according to the most recent U.S. CENSUS BUREAU statistics, Lexington is one of the
top 10 cities in the nation with the highest educational attainment. Based on the 2000 U.S. Census,
35.6% of our population 25+ has at least a bachelor’s degree.
1. Seattle, WA
2. San Francisco, CA
3. Raleigh, NC
4. Austin, TX
5. Washington, DC
6. Minneapolis, MN
7. Charlotte, NC
8. Lexington, KY
9. Boston, MA
10. San Diego, CA
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