Indianapolis ranked third in Forbes 2008 list of “America’s Best Bang for the Buck Cities.”
Indianapolis continually ranks high on the list of best places to live and work in the U.S.
Business Climate - City of Indianapolis
- Indianapolis ranked 6th on list of "Best Cities for Jobs."
Forbes, January, 2008
- Marion County (Indianapolis) ranked 10th in "Top Counties for Recruitment and Attraction."
Expansion Management Magazine and National Policy Research Council, 2007
- Indianapolis ranked 3rd least-costly large city to do business.
KMPG Competitive Alternatives Study, 2006
- Indianapolis was 10th in the nation for production of fast-growth, super-achieving companies.
Inc. Magazine, 2006
- Indianapolis was 10th best metro area (out of the 200 largest metro areas) for business and careers.
Forbes, May 2006
Business Climate - State of Indiana
- Indiana has the #1 Business Climate in the Midwest.
Chief Executive Magazine, 2009 - Indiana ranked "Best State for Business" in the Midwest and 11th nationally. Indiana ranked 3rd in the nation in "Business Friendliness," 4th in transportation, and 6th in cost of business.
Chief Executive Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2009 - Indiana ranks 5th nationally for Best State Business Climate.
Site Selection Magazine, 2008 - Indiana ranked 13th as one of America's Top States for Business in 2008.
CNBC.com, 2008. - Indiana leads the nation in attracting new jobs through foreign investment for the second consecutive year, according to the latest annual Global Location Trends report.
IBM Global Business Services, 2008. - Indiana offers Best Business Tax Climate in Midwest and 12th in U.S.
Tax Foundation 2008 - Corporate CEOs rank Indiana the 8th best state in U.S. to do business.
CEO Magazine 2008 - Indiana ranked 7th of the 50 states in competitiveness
Site Selection Magazine 2008 - Indiana earns overall ranking of 6th in National Manufacturing & Logistics PerformanceConexus / Bureau of Business Research, Millerage College of Business, Ball State University 2008
Industries
- Indianapolis is 7th cheapest city for data centers
InformationWeek Business Innovation Powered by Technology, 2006 - Indianapolis named a 5-star metropolitan area for logistics.
Expansion Management, September 2005 - One of the top 10 Auto Hot Spots
Area Development March 2007 - 9th least expensive city to operate a biomedical R&D facility (among 50 North American and European cities).
The Boyd Company, 2005
Transportation
- The eighth largest cargo center in the U.S. Indianapolis International Airport is is home of the second-largest Federal Express operation in the world.
Air Cargo World
- 1st in interstate highway access; 9th in rail miles, and 14th in maritime shipping.
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Education
- U.S. News and World Report named IUPUI a school "Everyone Should Be Watching."
- The IUPUI campus ranks among the top 20 in the country in the number of first professional and health-related degrees it confers.
- Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis is the nation's largest state-wide community college with single accreditation.
- The University of Indianapolis consistently ranks among the top 25 percent of institutions of its kind in the Midwest and is one of Indiana's largest producers of doctoral degrees.
U.S. News and World Report
- Butler University in Indianapolis was named "Top 50 Best Value in Private Universities."
Kiplinger's, April 2007
Quality of Life
- Indianapolis ranks #1 most affordable city for recent college graduates.
Apartments.com, in conjunction with CBcampus.com-CareerBuilder's - Indianapolis is the most-affordable housing market for the 4th consecutive quarter.
National Association of Home Builders, August, 2006 - Indianapolis named 14th smartest city in which to live.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance, May 2006 - Indianapolis named one of the "Best Places to Live."
Money Magazine 2007 - One of the "100 Best Communities for Young People."
America's Promise Alliance, September 2005 - "While the city lays claim to 10 world-class sports venues, that is just a fraction of its cultural institution tally: 14 museums, 21 galleries and 25 performing arts centers and theaters"
The Washington Post, May 28, 2008 - Conrad Indianapolis ranked third worldwide and first in the U.S. on 2009 Insiders' Select list of the world's best hotels.
Expedia.com - Based on a formal index, the website hotel.info ranked the best cities across the world in terms of "Hotel Value for Money." Domestically in 2008, coming in first place -- Indianapolis.