Raleigh was named the #1 Mid-Sized American City of the Future by the Financial Times (April 2015). Check out how Raleigh ranked on other lists last year.
Raleigh Ranks
Entrepreneur Magazine Recognizes Mayor McFarlane’s Leadership in Raleigh
Entrepreneur Magazine featured Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane in their article “What It Takes to Build a Startup City: Meet 7 Mayors … Read more…
Raleigh’s biggest accolades of 2013
Raleigh made it onto quite a few “best-of” lists during 2013. Here’s a list of the capital city’s accolades from … Read more…
What do YOU love about Raleigh?
There are plenty of reasons to love living in Raleigh, from our top-notch greenways and parks, to festivals such as … Read more…
BBC Interview: Raleigh recognized as the USA’s premier up-and-coming city!
Nancy McFarlane: I was honored to represent our city and mayors across the U.S. in an interview with the BBC … Read more…
Raleigh highlighted in the WSJ for attracting highly skilled workers
Nancy McFarlane: Cities across the U.S. are struggling with a mismatch between worker education levels and job vacancies. Not Raleigh! Our city continues to attract highly skilled workers and maintains one of the narrowest education gaps in the country. Educational opportunities are essential. And so is keeping the qualities that make our city great, and improving upon them to continue to attract great people to call Raleigh home.
Investing in Raleigh
Nancy McFarlane: “Raleigh is a great place to buy a home and receive a return on the investment. Our city’s economic stability is a product of solid planning and targeted investments in education, infrastructure and community resources. These elements create a vibrant community. We must continue to plan for our future to keep our city strong.”
Raleigh is the fastest growing city in North Carolina 2010-2011
“Fast-growing suburban areas have been hit harder by foreclosure, while rising gas prices and “livability” are attracting people to the … Read more…
Raleigh leads the country! Let’s keep it that way.
Nancy McFarlane: It’s not secret – Raleigh is the best place to live and work in the nation. Raleigh continues … Read more…
An Update or Tornado Response Efforts
It has been just two short weeks since Raleigh experienced the devastating storms. In that time, a tremendous amount of … Read more…
Recognizing Raleigh!
In the last few weeks, our City has received two awards that I wanted to share with you all! The … Read more…
New Welcome Center!
Yesterday, the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitor’s Bureau opened a new Visitor Information Center on City Plaza. Last year, the … Read more…
Recognizing Raleigh’s Fire Stations
Today, Raleigh’s Fire Station #6 on Fairview Road, was recognized by the The City of Raleigh, the United States Environmental … Read more…
Downtown Amphitheter & Festival Site
Raleigh was truly alive on First Friday as people flooded into downtown on bikes, on foot, by car and the … Read more…
National Praise for Raleigh
LINK TO NPR STORY: BIG RALEIGH New US census numbers out today show that Raleigh is the fastest-growing city in … Read more…