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.
"Top 40 U.S. Biotech Locations"
• Ranked 26th among the "Top 40 U.S. Biotech Locations." Business Facilities: The Location Advisor, 2003
"World Knowledge Competitiveness"
• Ranked 9th for "World Knowledge Competitiveness." World Knowledge Competitiveness Index 2005, Robert Huggins Associates