Fort Collins, Colorado - Where renewal is a way of life.
Honors and Awards
- Ranked 3rd 'Smarter City' for sustainability: Natural Resources Defense Council - July 2009
- Named one of 10 Great Places for Entrepreneurs to Retire: Forbes - June 2009
- Ranked 1st Best Place to Live and Work for Young Professionals (pop. 100,000-200,000): Next Generation Consulting - March 2009
- Named 2nd Best Metro for Business and Careers: Forbes magazine - March 2009
- Ranked 7th Best Midsize Metro in the nation: bizjournals.com - March 2009
- One of Top 20 Places to Thrive: Best Boomer Towns - February 2009
- Ranked 10th Best-Educated City in America: Forbes magazine - November 2008
- One of the Best Places to Raise Your Kids: Business Week - November 2008
- LEED Gold designation for the Northside Aztlan Community Center; U.S. Green Build Council: October 2008 -
- Gold level Bicycle Friendly Community: League of American Bicyclists - September 2008
- 2nd Best Place to Live: Money magazine - August 2008
- One of 8 Enriching Towns for Art and Music Lovers: Where to Retire magazine - April 2008.
- Named 3rd Best Place for Business and Career: Forbes magazine - March 2008
- Ranked 39th Best Place to Live and Launch a Business: CNN/Money - March 2008
- Top 10 Digital Cities; Center for Digital Government, September 2007: -
- One of 30 Fast Cities, due to innovation and creativity of workforce: Fast Company magazine - July 2007
- 9th Best Place to Invest in Real Estate: Business 2.0 - May 2007
- Top 10 College Towns for Grown-Ups: Kiplinger's magazine - March 2007
- Named a Preserve America Community: First Lady Laura Bush - 2007
- One of America's Most Walkable Small Cities: msn.com - 2007
- One of the Best Places for Business and Careers: Forbes magazine - 2007
- Fort Collins listed among the Top 10 College Towns for Grown-Ups: Kiplinger magazine - March 2007
- Fort Collins Ranked 4th among College Towns With Great Golf : Business Week Online (Golf Digest) - November 2006
- Fort Collins came in 9th on "Where to Buy Now": Business 2.0 magazine - November 2006
- #1 Best Place to Live in the Nation: Money Magazine - August 2006
- Listed as 23rd among 63 Hot Mid-Sized Cities for Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneur magazine - August 2006
- Seated as the 6th Best Places for Business and Career: Forbes magazine - May 2006
- Ranked 2nd (moved up from 9th place in 2005) for having the Safest Drivers: Allstate Insurance - May 2006
- Fort Collins is one of the 50 Best Places to Live (ranked 34th): Kiplinger's magazine - June 2006
- Rated as the 6th most Affordable Communities/Best Places to Raise Your Family: Frommer's - May 2006
- Fort Collins received the Preserve America Grant: - March 2006
- Fort Collins is one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People: America's Promise - September 2005
- City of Fort Collins earns "Bicycle Friendly Community" national award: League of American Bicyclists - 2005
- "American Dream Town." Fort Collins rated as one of the Best Towns in the U.S.: Outside Magazine - August 2005)
- Fort Collins drivers are the ninth best in the nation: Allstate Insurance Company's ("America’s Best Drivers Report.") -
- Fort Collins & Larimer County Named Top Nature-Friendly Communities: - June, 2005
- Selected as 4th best place to live in the United States: Men's Journal - April 2005
- Officially designated as a "Take Pride In America Community": - March 2005
- City of Fort Collins selected as "Top Retirement Spot": Where to Retire magazine - March/April 2005
- Fort Collins was designated a Preserve America Community for its committment to historic preservation and celebration of our priceless cultural and natural heritage. : First Lady Laura Bush - 2004
- City of Fort Collins Web Site: #1 in the Nation!: - September, 2004
- "Top 5 Places to Retire": MSN.com - July, 2003
- Fort Collins ranks No. 29 on the list of best places for business and careers in America's small cities.: Forbes Magazine -
- Fort Collins ranks #4 of the 50 best places to live in the United states (The criteria included the familiarity of a small town but with attractive amenities, good weather, location, all around livable and inviting.): Men's Journal - May 2003
- Loveland/Fort Collins is the #1 Best Place to Reinvent Your Life: AARP Magazine - May & June 2003 edition)
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