See DCVB's President Emeritus Reyn Bowman's blog below for a rather focused look behind a ranking and learn a bit more about why Durham is now being included on some lists it had never graced previously. It is also important to note that rankings such as these are using the word "city" to refer to Metropolitan Statisical Areas which is an improper reference. Follow the link to see the US Census' definition to learn more.
Tourism Factor In #11 Best Place For Business
Bull City Mutterings
Reyn Bowman
Because it crossed the 500,000 mark in population, the Durham NC MSA is included for the first time in the MarketWatch “best of” measures.
Also new this year in the “best places for business” methodology are new and improved metrics for tourism just released this month and signaling the growing influence of visitor centric economic and cultural development for communities.
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