Rankings

• Tennessee is 14th best state for taxes on business according to Tax Foundation's 2012 State Business Tax Climate Index. 1/26/12

• Knoxville placed 20th in the "Top Cities for Hospital Care" by Health Grades Inc. 1/24/12

• Tennessee is ranked as 8th in the country in Site Selection magazine’s 2011 Top State Business Climate Rankings. 11/2/11

• Tennessee ranked in Area Development’s 2011 Top States For Doing Business. 9/22/11

• Tennessee ranked as the fourth best business climate among the 50 states in a new survey of U.S. corporate executives conducted by Development Counsellors International. 9/20/11

• Tennessee is the top finisher in Business Facilities' annual state ranking for Automotive Manufacturing Strength. 8/8/11

• Kiplinger's has ranked Knoxville No. 5 on its list of the Top Ten “Best Value Cities of 2011". 7/26/11
• Knoxville has been named as the nation’s fastest growing area for jobs related to sustainability efforts like recycling, energy conservation and pollution control, according to the report “Sizing the Clean Economy: A National and Regional Green Jobs Assessment.” 7/15/11

• The University of Tennessee’s graduate and professional programs in business, engineering and law earned Top Ten rankings in the 2012 U.S. News and World Report rankings of the top college programs. 3/16/11

• The University of Tennessee executive-level MBA programs are among the best in the world, according to the 2010 Financial Times international rankings.10/25/10

• University of Tennessee Knoxville and Lincoln Memorial Univeristy have made the list of 2011 Best Colleges ranked by US News and World Report. 8/17/10

• For the third consecutive year, the master of business administration program at the University of Tennessee has been named one of the best MBA programs in the country by The Princeton Review, a top education service and evaluation company. 8/10/10

• University of Tennessee Knoxville is listed in The Princeton Review's 2011 edition of "The Best 373 Colleges" and also was listed as one of the best colleges in the Southeast. 8/10/10

• BusinessWeek magazine ranked Knoxville, TN in top 30 cities for new college graduates. 8/6/10
• Tennessee ranked 4th for Best States for Business by Chief Executive Magazine. 5/5/11
• Tennesseans bore the fourth-lowest combined state and local tax burden among states in fiscal year 2009 reported by the independent Tax Foundation. 2/24/11

• Kiplinger.com has selected Tennessee as one of the most tax-friendly states for retirees. 10/6/10

• Knoxville ranked in the Top 10 on Forbes 2011 "Best Cities for Jobs" list for medium sized cities. 5/4/11

• The National Trust for Historic Preservation named Dandridge, TN one of its 2011 "Dozen Distinctive Destinations." 2/17/11

• The Inn at Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge was rated one of the best hotels in America by TripAdvsior.com's 2011 Travelers' Choice Top 25 Hotels. 2/23/11

• Business Facilities, a national economic development publication, issued its annual 2010 Rankings Report and Tennessee, along with many cities throughout the state, earned top honors.  The Volunteer State was ranked number one in the nation for Automotive Manufacturing Strength, number two for Economic Growth Potential and number five for Best Business Climate. A complete list is as follows: 8/24/10
  
  State Rankings
  # 1 Automotive Manufacturing Strength
  # 2 Economic Growth Potential
  # 5 Best Business Climate
  # 5 Quality of Life
  # 5 Solar Energy Manufacturing Leaders
  # 6 Alternative Energy Industry Leaders
  # 7 Cost of Labo# 9 Best Transportation Infrastructure

           Knoxville Metro Rankings
           # 5 Top 10 Metro Economic Growth Potential (Under 200K Population)
           # 7 Alternative Energy Industry Leaders 
           # 10 Top 10 Metro Best Cost of Living

• Forbes ranked Knoxville, TN in top 10 of "Best Places To Raise A Family". 6/6/10

• Area Development magazine awarded Tennessee a "2010 Silver Shovel Award".  6/3/10

• Tennessee Ranked 3rd in Best States for Business 2010 in Chief Executive's 6th annual survey. 5/7/10

• Tennessee was ranked in the top five states in Site Selection's annual Governor's Cup award.11/4/09

• Interstate 40 in Tennessee has been named Best Road in the US for the 4th year in a row by Overdrive Magazine. 2/10/10