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Springfield listed
by Where to Retire Magazine as a
Top Place to Retire
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The article, written by Where to Retire Magazine, profiles Springfield as a top retirement town, which featured many aspects of Springfield life from entertainment to restaurants. |
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America's Promise
Alliance rates Springfield as a
100 Best Community for Young People |
For the third time in a row America's Promise
Alliance, a children's advocacy group, selected Springfield a 100
Best Community for the commitment to provide healthy, safe and
caring environments for youth to live and grow up. |
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Springfield ranked
by the Milken Institute as a
Top 50 Best Performing City |
Job growth and upward trend in relative
high-tech GDP growth helped Springfield jump 30 spots to number 47
the 2007 large metros list. |
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Springfield listed
by National Geographic as a
Top 50 Adventure Town |
"Within a hundred miles this Ozarks town
has 7,500 miles of shoreline, containing some of the Midwest's best
float trips... Back in town, six local colleges set the pace
at Springfield's friendly watering holes." |
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Springfield listed
among top
Mid-Sized Metros for Recruitment and
Attraction |
National Policy Research Council
research determined which cities were the most successful in
expanding the local economy by attracting outside companies to
locate there. |
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Inc. Magazine rates
Springfield's economy as a
Top 20 Mid-Sized City for
Entrepreneurs |
The report tracks
job growth and economic expansion over several time periods to
determine it's list of hottest cities list. |
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Springfield
listed as a
5-Star Quality of Life Metro |
Tracking factors
important for the quality of life of company executives and
mid-management, Expansion Management found Springfield's
lifestyle to be top quality. |
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Springfield listed
by Worldwide ERC one of the
Best Cities for Relocating Families |
The study,
conducted by Worldwide ERC and Primacy Relocation, focused on
the ease of which a family can move to a new city and settle
in. Springfield ranked 11th in the small metros
category. |
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Springfield
recognized by the WHO as a
Safe Community |
World Health
Organization Collaborating Centre on Community Safety
Promotion granted Springfield the designation. It is one
of 3 U.S. cities on the list. |
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Verispan indicates Springfield home
to two
Top 100 Hospitals in the US |
With St. John's
Health Systems taking the number 1 spot, Verispan, a health care
information company, released it's 2007 list of Most Highly
Integrated Healthcare Systems. |
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"...one of the Midwest's
most hip towns." |
BedandBreakfast.com lists
Springfield and it's Walnut Street Inn as a top getaway. |
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Springfield
listed by Inc. Magazine as one of the
Hottest Mid-Sized Cities for
Entrepreneurs |
Steady job growth during last
few years has landed Springfield in the top 25 cities. |
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Springfield
listed as a
5-Star Business Opportunity Metro |
With a business
mindset, Expansion Management highlights the top areas in the US
for quality of life. |
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Springfield
noted by Entrepreneur Magazine as a
Top 10 Hot City for Entrepreneurs |
Springfield's rapid
business formation and business growth earned it a high ranking
in a category of cities with less than 20,000 businesses where
Springfield was 22nd out of 162 similar cities. |
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Springfield
selected by America's Promise as a
100 Best Community for Young People |
A children's
advocacy group, America's Promise, selected Springfield in a
first-ever national competition to identify 100 Best Communities
for their commitment to provide healthy, safe and caring
environments for youth. |
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Springfield
earns top recognition in Mayor's Challenge
5-Star Business Opportunity Metro |
Expansion
Management shows which cities are strong in areas of importance
to businesses looking for the best location for a future
facility. Springfield is listed among the best. |
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Springfield
listed by the Milken Institute as a
Best Performing City |
Independent economic
think tank Milken Institute recently released its 2004 analysis
of best performing cities in the United States. The analysis
shows some very positive signs for number 62 ranked Springfield,
MO. |
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Springfield
ranked #6 in annual "Mayor's Challenge"
Top 10 Best Metros for Business
Expansion |
Expansion
Management magazine ranks Springfield No. 6 of 331 U.S. metros
for business expansion, citing its “excellent public schools,
low health care costs and a high quality of life.” |
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Springfield
listed by Inc. Magazine as a
Top 25 City for Doing Business in
America |
Driven by
strong job growth, Springfield vaulted to to number 15 on
Inc. magazine’s list of top Cities for Doing Business in
America. |
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Springfield
recognized by Forbes as a
Top 25 Metro for Low Cost of Doing
Business |
Springfield
ranked 21st out of all major metro areas in the United
States for its low cost of doing business, a key factor in
retaining and attracting business. |
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Springfield's
industry climate ranked as a
Top 25 City for Transportation &
Distribution |
In Expansion
Management's "Logistics Quotient,"
Springfield ranked in the top 1/3 of all U.S. metros,
and received a ranking of 23rd in the category of
Transportation & Distribution Industry
Climate. |
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Springfield
named by Outlook Magazine as a 2001
Top 25 Choice City For Business |
Business Development
Outlook Magazine selects twenty-five "Choice
Cities" that are most desirable for a business to
expand in or relocate to. |
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Springfield
is recognized by Employment Review as a Top
10 Place To Live & Work |
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Austin, TX
2. Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC
3. Sarasota, FL
4. Denver, CO
5. Ft. Worth, TX |
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Orlando, FL
7. Colorado Springs, CO
8. San Antonio, TX
9. Springfield, MO
10. Atlanta, GA |
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Springfield
Graded by Population Connection as
an A- in the Kid Friendly City rankings |
Ranked 31st out of
140 cities for the overall well-being and support of children;
thereby indicating the future success of the city by it's next
generation of leaders. |
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Springfield
is ranked as a 2001
"Five Star Community" for
Quality of Life |
A "Five Star"
rating indicates a position in the top 15% or the top
50 communities of 329 metro areas in the U.S. |
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Springfield
is listed as a 2000
Top 50 Small Metro To Start & Grow A
Business |
In research done by
Cognetics Inc. Springfield ranks 32nd on a list of
economic "hot zones" in the U.S. |
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Springfield
is chosen as a 2001
Gold Medal School System |
Springfield placed in
the top 18% of all school systems in the nation by an
index that measures graduation outcomes, resources
available to schools, and education in the
community. |
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Springfield
is listed as one of the
Top 30 Best Cities for Women |
Springfield moved up 4
spots to place 26th in 2001. The study measures
a plethora of factors that affect the quality of life
of women in a particular community. |
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