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Recent rankings and awards for the Buffalo Niagara Region              

• Buffalo Niagara Ranked Among Most Affordable Major U.S. Housing Markets
             - National Association of Home Builders - May 2012

• Buffalo City Honors School at Fosdick-Masten Park Wins Gold in List of Top High Schools
             - U.S. News and World Report - May 2012         

• Buffalo Niagara Among Top Northeast US/Canadian Metros for Business Costs and Competitiveness
             -  KMPG - March 2012

• Buffalo Niagara Named 3rd Best-Perfoming Metro in Q4-2011
             - Business Insider - March 28, 2012

• Economic Security for Families in Buffalo Niagara Lauded in Study
             - Urban Institute Metro Trends - February 2012

• 5 Markets Beating the Housing Bust - Real Estate Values in Buffalo Niagara Remain Strong
             - Yahoo! Finance - February 23, 2012

• Buffalo Niagara 2nd Nationally and 4th Globally in Comparative Income Growth
             - Brookings Institution - January 2012

• Buffalo Niagara Ranked Among Top 20 Most Secure Places to Live
             - Farmers Insurance - December 15, 2011

• Buffalo Niagara Works for Working Moms - Region Ranked #1 Metro for Working Mothers
            - Forbes Magazine - October 2011 

• Buffalo Niagara Named Among America's 20 "Can-Do Capitals"
            - Newsweek - September 2011 

• Buffalo Niagara Enjoys Nation's 18th Strongest Private Sector Job Growth
             - The Business Journals - August 9, 2011 

• Buffalo Niagara Among Top 100 Best Places to Live
             - Relocate America - August 2, 2011

• Clean Economy Continues to Show Strength in Buffalo Niagara
             - Brookings Institution - July 13, 2011

• Buffalo Niagara Ranked Among Top 50 "Boom Towns" of the Future
            - NewGeography.com - July 2011

• Buffalo Named One of America's Five Most Underrated Cities
            - Yahoo! Real Estate/The Street.com - July 12, 2011

• Niagara Falls Atop List of Most Affordable Real Estate Markets for Four Bedroom Homes
            - MarketWatch - June 15, 2011

• Retail Sector in Buffalo Niagara Continues to Show Strength
            - The Business Journals - June 10, 2011

• Buffalo Niagara Named Among Top Turnaround Towns
            - CNNMoney.com - May 2011       

• Area Development Ranks Buffalo Niagara 6th Leading Location in New England/Mid-Atlantic
            - Area Development Magazine - Spring 2011

• Buffalo Niagara Lauded As #2 Real Estate Market to Watch
             - Inman News - March 2011

• Batavia Named Among Nation's Top 10 Micropolitans
             - Site Selection Magazine - March 2011

• Kiplinger Names Buffalo Niagara 5th Best City for Commuters 
             - Kiplinger Magazine - March 2011

• Buffalo-Niagara Falls Ranked America's 2nd Most Affordable City
             - Forbes Magazine- January 2011
• BusinessWeek Names West Seneca Among Best Places to Raise Your Kids
            - Bloomberg BusinessWeek - December 2010
• Buffalo Niagara Named Among Top 20 Places to Start Over
            - Bloomberg BusinessWeek - November 2010
• Buffalo-Niagara Falls Named #2 Best City to Relocate to in America
            - CNBC.com - October 2010
• Buffalo Niagara Ranked #10 Best Low Cost Manufacturing Region
            - Business Facilities - July/August 2010

• Genesee/Livingston Counties Awarded as #2 Area for Food Processing Industry Growth
            - Business Facilities - July/August 2010

• New York State Named #4 Best Transportation Infrasturcture, #5 Wind Power Generation Leader and #6 for Workplace Health and Safety
            - Business Facilities - July/August 2010

• CNN Money Names Buffalo Niagara 5th Most Affordable Housing Market
            - CNNMoney.com - August 2010 

• Amherst Named Among Best Places to Live
            - CNNMoney.com - August 2010
• BusinessWeek lauds Buffalo Niagara as 7th Strongest Job Market
            - BusinessWeek - July 13, 2010

• Buffalo Niagara Ranked #5 Most Recession Proof Metro
            - CNNMoney.com - June 24, 2010

• Buffalo Niagara Ranked #10 Best Place to Raise a Family
            - Forbes Magazine - June 2010

• Buffalo Niagara Named Among Best Cities for Running a Business Based on Fun
            - Portfolio.com/BizJournals - May 2010

• Buffalo Niagara Given High Marks for Fitness
            - Ameican College of Sports Medicine - 2010 American Fitness Index 

• Buffalo Niagara Named 20th Best Big City for Jobs
            - Forbes Magazine - April 20, 2010

• Buffalo Niagara Ranked Among "Greenest" Metro Areas
            - American City Business Journal - March 11, 2010

• Buffalo-Niagara Falls Named 2nd Best MSA for Commuters
            - Forbes Magazine - February 2010

• Buffalo-Niagara Falls MSA Named #16 Fastest-Recovering Cities
            - Forbes Magazine - November 2009

• Buffalo Niagara Ranked 17th Among "Best Bang for the Buck" Areas
            - Forbes Magazine - November 2009

• Buffalo Niagara Ranked 21st Strongest Metro Economy
            - BusinessWeek - November 2009

• Buffalo Niagara Named Among Best Performing Cities
            - Milken Institute - November 2009

• Buffalo Again Ranked #1 Arts Destination for Mid-Size Cities
            - American Style Magazine - April 2009   

• Buffalo Named to 2009 Dozen Distinctive Destinations List
            - National Trust for Historic Preservation - January 2009

• Buffalo Named One of the "Top 44 Places to Go in 2009" Worldwide
            - The New York Times - January 11, 2009

• Buffalo Niagara Ranked #5 Best Medium Market for Relocating Families
            - Worldwide ERC and Primacy Relocation - 2008 Report

• Buffalo Niagara Ranked #1 in Hospital Value
            - Data Advantage Hospital Value Index - June 2008

• Buffalo Niagara Ranked Among Most Competitive Metro Areas
            - Beacon Hill Institute - May 2008

• Buffalo Niagara's Carbon Footprint 16th-Lowest Among Metro Areas
            - Brookings Institution - May 2008

• Buffalo Niagara Named a "5-Star Logistics Metro"
            - Logistics Today - Novemeber 2007

• Buffalo Niagara Ranked a "4-Star Quality of Life Community"
            - Expansion Management Magazine May/June 2007