OED News: Seattle Rankings

• Seattle Ranked 3rd in Country's 2012 Office Sales Activity.
  Puget Sound Business Journal, February 27, 2013
• Seattle Ranked 10th Best Center For Biosciences in the Nation.
  Seattle Times, February 26, 2013
• Seattle Ranked 2nd Best City For Women Entrepreneurs.
  Seattle PI, February 25, 2013
• Seattle Ranked #5 in List of Best Cities for Good Jobs.
  Forbes, February 25, 2013
• Seattle 7th In Nation For Adding Private-Sector Jobs.
  Puget Sound Business Journal, December 14, 2012
• Seattle Listed as Sixth Healthiest Housing Market Going Into 2013.
  The Atlantic Cities, December 13, 2012
• Seattle Number 3 For Women Partners At Law Firms.
  Puget Sound Business Journal, December 13, 2012
• Seattle Leads U.S. in LGBT Equality.
  The Atlantic Cities, December 4, 2012
• Seattle 9th Best U.S. Market For Home Sellers.
  Puget Sound Business Journal, December 12, 2012
• Seattle 3rd Smartest City in North America.
  Fast Coexist, December 2012
• Seattle had fifth-highest job growth in 2011.
  Puget Sound Business Journal, March 23, 2012
• Seattle ranked number ten in salaries paid to women.
  Forbes, January 20, 2012
• Seattle listed as fourth best city in America to be a film maker.
  MovieMaker, January 16, 2012
• Seattle named the top city in America to be an aspiring film maker.
  Film Industry Network, December 13, 2011
• Seattle is the best places for technology jobs.
  Forbes, November 18, 2011
• Seattle ranks sixth for best U.S. commercial real estate market.
  Daily Journal of Commerce, November 10, 2011
• Seattle ranks thirteenth in U.S. for number of businesses.
  Puget Sound Business Journal, November 1, 2011
• Seattle is the fourth most innovative city in America.
  Seattle Times, October 18, 2011
• Seattle ranked number one in intelligence, coffee.
  Travel and Leisure, October 17, 2011
• Seattle ranks as a top 10 U.S. city for young adults.
  Puget Sound Business Journal, September 29, 2011
• Seattle adds 35K jobs in past year, nation’s fifth-biggest gain.
  Puget Sound Business Journal, September 28, 2011
• Seattle ranked as fifth most educated city in the nation.
  Reuters, September 14, 2011
• Seattle ranks sixth in the country in terms of value of new housing projects approved in 2010.
  Puget Sound Businses Journal, August 29, 2011
• Seattle ranks first among America's top tech cities by Scientific American Magazine.
  Geek Wire, August 22, 2011
• Seattle ranks tenth among American Cities in jobs in Science and Engineering.
  Forbes, August 2, 2011
• Seattle ranks second in 'Super Green' cities of America.
  Puget Sound Business Journal, August 4, 2011
• Seattle ranks third in nation on vitality index.
  Creative Cities, July 20, 2011
• Seattle ranks fifth in best places to start a small business.
  Fiscal Times, July 1, 2011
• Seattle is the fourth "greenest" city in North America.
  Seattle PI, June 30, 2011
• Seattle ranks thirteenth on Forbes Best Places for Business and Careers.
  Forbes, June 29, 2011
• Seattle ranked 21 in top cities for college grads.
  Puget Sound Business Journal, June 1, 2011
• Seattle is fourth best office market in the U.S.
  Puget Sound Business Journal, April 18, 2011
• Seattle ranks fifth in top ten cleantech cities in the U.S.
  Reuters, March 28, 2011
• Seattle ranks seventh on world's 'overall' cities list.
  The Globe and Mail, March 26, 2011
• Seattle is the twenty-seventh best city for minority entrepreneurs.
  Forbes, March 23, 2011
• Seattle cracks the top 10 retail markets in the nation.
  Nation's Restaurant News, March 21, 2011
• Seattle ranked in the top five metro areas with highest wellbeing.
  Gallup, March 15, 2011
• Seattle ranks sixteeth in U.S. for energy-efficient buildings.
  Puget Sound Business Journal, March 14, 2011
• MovieMaker Magazine names Seattle the sixth best city to live, work and make movies.
  MovieMaker Magazine, February 2011
• Seattle picks up 4,800 retail jobs; 4th-best in U.S.
  Puget Sound Business Journal, February 22, 2011
• Seattle ranks 3 in list of top locations for IT startups.
  PayScale, January 2011
• Seattle is second most literate city in the U.S.
  Central Connecticut State University, January 2011
• Seattle is tenth best in the U.S. for business.
  Puget Sound Business Journal, December 2010
• Greater Seattle area is the second best city for jobs this winter.
  Forbes, December 2010
• City of Seattle earns distinction as #1 Government Green Fleet in North America.
  100 Best Fleets, December 2010
• Seattle is one of Kiplinger's 10 Best Cities.
  Kiplinger's Personal Finance, July 2010
• Seattle is America's fifth most innovative city.
  Forbes, May 2010
• Seattle has the nation's strongest economy.
  Policom, May 2010
• Seattle is the thirteenth best U.S. city for job seekers.
  Juju.com, May 2010
• Seattle is one of seven largest U.S. business centers for software/technology.
  OrigoTerra LLC, April 2010
• Seattle is U.S.'s fourth most bike friendly city.
  Bicycling Magazine, April 2010
• Seattle ranks eighteenth best place for businesses and careers.
  Forbes, April 2010
• Seattle is nation's 1 "time-saving" city.
  Real Simple, March 2010
• Seattle ranks in the top tier for interactive media.
  TechFlash, January 2010
• Seattle is the number 1 post-recession mecca for young skilled workers.
  The Wall Street Journal, October 2009
• Seattle ranks number 2 in Outside Magazine's 2009 list of best cities.
  Outside Magazine, August 2009
• Seattle is the number 1 city for environmental stewardship and sustainability.
  National Resources Defense Council, July 2009
• Seattle is the nation's number 2 high-tech center.
  Milken Institute, June 2009
• Seattle is the most secure place to live in the United States.
  Farmers Insurance, May 2009
• Seattle was named Fast Company's 2009 City of the Year based on its high rate of
  creativity and innovation.
  Fast Company, April 2009