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Quality of life accolades for Springfield area reinforce that Everywhere Should Be Like This

Aug 16, 2007

Springfield has been recognized by National Geographic Adventure as one of the top 50 adventure towns in the country. The September issue of the magazine cited our city’s proximity to some of the Midwest’s best floating streams and the presence of six universities as contributing factors to Springfield’s placement on the “Top 50 Best Places to Live & Play” list.

This distinction is another in a growing string of recent quality of life accolades attached to our region.

Springfield ranked number five on Expansion Management’s 2007 list of mid-size metros with what the publication calls “5-Star Quality of Life.”

A recent ranking by Worldwide ERC placed Springfield in the top 20 of its “Best Cities for Relocating Families” list.

This year, the World Health Organization honored Springfield with its Safe Communities designation.

And, Springfield’s two major healthcare systems recently ranked high on Verispan’s list of “2007 Top 100 Most Highly Integrated Healthcare Networks.”

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