Houston #1

Top Metro in the Nation
Site Selection Magazine - March 2009

Nation's Healthiest Housing Market
Builder and Hanley Wood Market Intelligence - February 2009

Nominal Job Growth (01/08 to 01/09)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment – March 2009

Houston #2

Best Cities for Jobs
Forbes.com - April 14, 2009 

Fastest Job Growth (01/08 to 01/09)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - March 4, 2009

Number of Fortune 500 Headquarters
Fortune Magazine - April 2009

Houston #3

North American Cities of the Future
fDI Magazine – April 2009

Houston #4

Best Value in Private Institutions - Rice University
Kiplinger's - February 2009

Houston #10

The World's Most Inventive Cities
BusinessWeek - April 2009

Texas #1

Nation's Number One Exporting State
U.S. Department of Commerce - February 2009

Fortune 500 Headquarters
Fortune Magazine - April 2009