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Top Reasons to Choose Portland, Maine

Portland Ranked Seventh “Greenest City” in the United States, according to the readers of Travel & Leisure Magazine. 4/4/2012 – See attached article.

GoLocal ranks Portland in Top 10 for New England’s Best Cities 2012. 4/3/2012 – See attached article, followed by how GoLocal ranked the cities.

Forbes Ranks Portland Area in Top 10 for Job Prospects. 3/3/2012 – See attached article.

RelocateAmerica Lists Portland in Top 100 Places to Live in United States. 4/2010 – See attached article.

Portfolio.com Ranks Portland in Top 10 in 2010 for Small Business Vitality. 1/19/2010 – See attached listing.

Portland Named America’s Foodiest Small Town by Bon Appetit. 8/31/2009 – See attached article.

Forbes Names Portland America's Most Livable City. 04/01/2009 - For more information, visit Forbes.com Click here.

Portland Receives Top Marks from National Geographic Traveler 11-2008 - For more information, visit the National Georgraphic Traveler at Click here.

Commercial Street Named a Great Place in America
American Planning Association designates Commercial Street as one of the 10 great streets in the US. 10-08-2008 - For more information about the APA’s 10 Great Street or to see the other designees, visit Click here.

US News and World Report selected Portland, Maine as one of the best places in the country to help you live long and be healthy in your golden years. US News and World Report released its top ten places to retire with Portland, Maine receiving high marks.

"Between Maine's forest-blanketed mountains and rugged coast lies Portland, with its seemingly endless hiking-and-biking trails and an island-studded Casco Bay, is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts." To read more, visit www.usnews.com.

Portland has been named the top green city of its size (cities under 150,000) in the United States by Organic Gardening Magazine. The magazine cited Portland's numerous parks and trails, its climate-protection agreement, anti-idling ordinance and use of biodiesel for city-owned vehicles. The article can be accessed at: click here.

Portland named #1 Top Vacation Resort Area for People with Dogs by DogFriendly.com, DogFriendly.com announces its 2007 list of the Top 10 Dog-Friendly Vacation Resort Areas to Visit In The United States.

1. Portland, ME - This dog-friendly town has it all. Walking tours, cruises, beaches, parks and islands to visit. A number of off-leash dog parks. Read more click here.

Business Week picks Portland as one of the best places to raise kids. Read more click here

Portland noted as one of two "Best Cities for Mid-Level Professionals" in Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, June 2007. Read more click here.

Portland Ranks 8 out of 72 cities in the country in the 2006 Urban Environment Report. Read more click here.

Portland named among the top twelve surprising, thriving and emerging world travel destinations for 2007 by Frommer's Travel Guides and Frommers.com.

Portland Ranked #2 in Self Magazine's 2006 Healthiest cities for women.

Portland Ranked #20 in Inc Magazine's 2006 Boom Town List of Hottest Cities for Entrepreneurs.

Portland named among the top 50 "Best Places for Business and Careers in the U.S." These rankings combine nine factors, including cost of doing business, job growth, income growth, educational attainment and crime rates. (Forbes Magazine, May 2006).

The Port of Portland emerged as one of the Nation's leaders in four separate categories in 2005 according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Annual Table Report. The Port of Portland ranked as: 1. The largest foreign inbound tonnage transit port in the United States; 2. The largest tonnage port in New England; 3. The 25th largest port in the United States; 4. The largest oil port on the US East Coast.

Maine named the second-safest and fourth-healthiest state in the nation. (Morgan Quitno Press, 2006).

Portland named as one of the top 100 "Best Performing Cities" in the nation. (Milken Institute, 2006).

Portland ranked #7 on the 2005 list of the 100 Best Art Towns in America.

Portland named #15 in medium sized Top U.S. Cities for Doing Business. In the overall category of small, medium and large cities combined, out of 25,000 cities examined, Portland ranked #32. (INC. Magazine, May 2005).

Portland Named #1 Top Market in Small Business Vitality. The study suggests Portland to be the strongest small-business sector of any large metropolitan area in the United States and ranked it as the hottest small business market in which to develop a company. ( American City Business Journals, January 2005).

Portland Named #14 in “Best Performing Cities” index, for its economic vitality based on measures that include employment and salary growth, with an emphasis on high-tech industries. (Milken Institute, California, November 2004).

Portland Named “One of the 10 Great Adventure Towns” (National Geographic Adventure Magazine, August 2004).

Portland named #23 in the Top 25 Cities For Doing Business In America (INC. Magazine, March 2004).

Portland Named #6 as one of the ten safest, culturally most fascinating US Cities (Travel Smart Consumer Newsletter, January 2004).

Portland named Bike Town U.S.A. (Bike Town Magazine, January 2004).

Portland, Maine Named One of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations (National Trust for Historic Preservation, April 2003) For the city's remarkable collection of historic buildings, its outstanding physical setting on the coast of Maine, and its wealth of big-city amenities balanced with the ease and friendliness of a small town. The Trust noted Portland's vibrant arts district, traditional working waterfront, diverse retail and dining opportunities. Portland boasts a comprehensive trail system and numerous historic parks, as well as ready access to spectacular natural settings and outdoor activities.

Portland is ranked 4th among the 10 "perfect places to live in America," (Fine Living Cable Network 2003).

Portland is Rated "One of North America's 10 dream towns" (OutSide Magazine, 1999).

Portland is Rated "Most Livable City" for its commitment to programs for low-income, ailing and homeless residents, and for pooling public and private resources to help people function independently. (Partners for Livable Communities).

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