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Awards & Recognition
08/11/2009 — chabin
- McAllen, Harlingen and Brownsville have been ranked among the most affordable cities in the U.S. (ACCRA)
- McAllen ranked #1 in job growth and #2 in income growth in a survey of best cities for jobs. (Forbes.com, 2008)
- McAllen MSA has the highest annual growth rate in employment in education and health services. (Texas Labor Market Review, January 2008)
- Harlingen area employment outlook is the seventh best in the nation. (Manpower Inc., March 2008)
- McAllen ranked #7 among the Top Performing Cities in the nation, ranked by job growth, wages and salary growth, short-term job growth and high-tech job growth. (Milken Institute, 2008)"
- McAllen MSA has stronger economic growth than all major Texas cities. (Federal ReserveBank of Dallas, April 2008)
- Brownsville ranked on Forbes' Best Places to do Business.
- McAllen MSA was one of the only metros in the nation to show a rise of 2.9 percent in housing prices for 2009. (Forbes, December 2008)