5-Star Business Opportunity Metro
Expansion Management magazine ranked Rochester as a 5-Star Business Opportunity Metro, a premier place for companies to do business in America. Expansion Management, August 2007
Top 50 cities in America
Richard Florida's National Best Seller book titled, "The Rise of the Creative Class: and how it's transforming work, leisure, community and every day life" ranks the Top 50 cities in America where the most creative people live. Rochester ranked 4th in innovation, and earned an overall creative ranking of 25th.
Ranked 6th among metro areas
Ranked 6th among metro areas for degrees granted in science and engineering. Metropolitan New Economy Index, 2001