Charleston, SC Economic Development

Charleston Rankings

DESIGNATION Description Publication/Date
Five-Star Logistics Metro Listed among top 20 percent Expansion Management
Sept/Oct 2007
Top Real Estate Markets for Exanding Companies A top 15 midsize metro Expansion Management
Sept/Oct 2007
Economic Development Hotspots Ranked 6th among mid-sized markets Expansion Management
Sept/Oct 2007
Best Performing Cities: Where America's Jobs Are Created Ranked 12th among largest U.S. metros Milken Institute
September 2007
Job Market Leaders Ranked 5th in private-sector job growth Bizjournals
September 2007
Where to Live Now. Best Towns in America Best Big City on the East Coast Outside
August 2007
Hot Growth for Incomes Ranked 5th in per capita income growth Bizjournals
June 2007
Best Places for Business Attraction A top 15 midsize metros Expansion Management
May/June 2007
Top U.S. Cities for Doing Business A top 15 midsize metro Inc.
May 2007
Best Places for Business and Careers In the top 25 for job growth Forbes
April 2007
North American City of the Future Ranked 2nd for infrastructure among large metros fDi (a Financial Times publication)
April 2007
Five-Star Knowledge Worker Metros Listed among top 20 percent Expansion Management
March/April 2007
America's 50 Hottest Cities for business expansion Ranked among top 25 Expansion Management
Jan/Feb 2007
Top Logistics Metros in the U.S. Designated a 5-Star Logistics Metro Expansion Management
October 2006
Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs Ranked 2nd among top midsize metros Entrepreneur
September 2006
Mid-Size Markets with Highly Diverse Economies Listed among top 10 Southern Business & Development
Winter 2006
Best Performing Cities: Where America's Jobs Are Created Ranked among top 25 largest metros Milken Institute
February 2006
New American Dream Towns Listed among top 10 Outside magazine
August 2005
Top Logistics Metros in the Southeast Listed among top 15 Expansion Management
June 2005
America's Most Unwired Cities Ranked 32nd Intel.com
June 2005
Technopolis Found: Top Tech Cities Listed among top 50 Popular Science
February 2005
Top U.S. Cities for European Expansion Listed among top 10 Expansion Management
June 2004
Best Business Climate For Small Companies and Entrepreneurs Listed among top 50 Gold's Guide
May 2004
Most Balanced Economy and Growth Ranked among top 25 metros Inc.
March 2004