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What Others Are Saying

" ...#14 Metro Most Most Amenable to Child Care..."
- Exchange

"...A top "City of the Future" for international investment..."
-fDi Magazine

"...One of the top 200 Best Places for Business and Careers..."
-Forbes

"...A top 50 hottest city for expansion and relocation..."
-Expansion Management Magazine

"...7th Best metro-area for Business..."
-MarketWatch

"...Among the most diverse and Top 10 Best Places for Gays and Lesbians to Live in America..."
-Advocate Magazine, March, 2007

"...Franlkin County is one of the top large counties for recruiting and attracting new business..."
-Expansion Management

"...16th-largest city in the United States"

"...Nine public high schools ranked in the top 5% nationally."
- NewsWeek

"...No. 1 among the Top 10 Up-and-Coming Tech Cities..."
-Forbes, March 2008

"...Seventh-strongest economy in the nation..."
- POLICOM, August 2006

"...Eight-best big city on Money Magazine's 2006 Best Places to Live list..."
-Money Magazine, 2006

"...A top hottest city for expansion and relocation..."
- Expansion Management Magazine, 2006

"...No. 9 among the Most Affordable Places to Live Well..."
- Forbes, November 2007

"...Population in the Columbus Region as grown by 455,000 people (36%) during the last 26 years - to 1.7 million in 2006. Since 1980, Columbus has grown 12 percent faster than the national average and nearly six times faster than the state of Ohio..."

"...one of the largest college populations in the nation, with 110,000 college students enrolled in 20 higher education institutions. Ohio State University was ranked the largest university in the United States in 2006..."

"...Fourth-safest city for businesses in the United States..."
- Risk & Insurance Magazine

"...The state of Ohio ranked number one in the nation for the number of attractive micropolitans for capital investment..."

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Columbus boasts one of the largest college populations in the nation, with 110,000 college students enrolled in the area’s 20-plus higher education institutions. The Ohio State University was ranked the largest university in the U.S. in 2006.

Source: Columbus Chamber

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