Brags
Date |
Source | Rank | Brag |
CNBC | 10th | Iowa cracks CNBC's Top 10 States for Business. | |
Jul.-15 | Refinery29 | What $100 will get you in each state? In Iowa, it’s $110.74. | |
Jul.-15 | Business Facilities | Top 10 | IOWA in Top 10 of Business Facilities Magazine Rankings in the following categories: Employment Leaders, Lowest Industrial Electricity Rates, Installed Wind Power Capacity Leaders, Wind Power/Percentage of Overall Energy, Credit Quality, Biofuels Leaders (Ethanol). |
Jul.-15 | SmartAsset | Good news for folks looking to sell their home in Waterloo: A recent study ranked it among the easiest places in Iowa to sell. SmartAsset, a New-York based financial technology company ranked cities in the US by the number of days their homes spend on the market. | |
Jul.-15 | Forbes | 49th | Waterloo ranked 49th in Forbes' Best Small Places for Business and Careers. |
Feb.-15 | NerdWallet | 4th | Cedar Falls ranked 4th in Best Small Cities in America. |
Feb.-15 |
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index |
16th | Iowa received a score of 62.2 in the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, ranking Iowa 16th in the nation. |
Jan.-15 | Politico | 7th | Iowa comes in respectable at No. 7 in Politico magazine's second annual State of the States ranking. Politico compiled 14 existing rankings of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, based on factors like education, health, wealth, crime, unemployment and death rates using data from the Census Bureau, FBI, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other sources. Each state's rankings were averaged to come up with a master list. |
Jan.-15 | Zip Recruiter | 15th | Cedar Falls ranked No. 15 in the nation easiest cities to find a job. |
Dec.-14 | Motovo | 1st | Iowa ranked the most affordable state in America. |
Dec.-14 | Business Insider | 4th | Waverly ranked 4th best value suburb in America. |
Nov.-14 | Successful Aging | 35th | The Cedar Valley ranked 35th best city for successful aging. |
Nov.-14 | jobsearchintelligence.com | 37th | UNI ranks #37 out of 1200+ universities in the country. |
Oct.-14 | Yahoo Finance | 4th | Iowa ranked 4th best quality of life state for its job climate and safety. |
Sept.-14 | CNBC | 12th | Iowa ranked 12th best state for business. |
Sept.-14 | wallethub.com | 7th | Iowa ranked 7th best place to have a baby. |
Aug.-14 | Hospitals & Health Networks | UnityPoint Health, with affiliate locations across the Cedar Valley, was recognized for the third year in a row as one of the nation's "Most Wired Health Systems". | |
Aug.-14 | Bankrate | 1st | Iowa is the cheapest place to own a vehicle. |
Aug.-14 | Motovo | 7th | Cedar Falls ranked 7th most exciting city in Iowa. |
Mar.-14 | Site Selection Magazine | 6th | Site Selection named the state of Iowa #6 in the Governor’s Cup per capita rankings, a list of states with the highest number of qualified capital investment projects in the previous calendar year. |
2014 | Kiplinger's Magazine | 7th | UNI ranked No. 7 on Kiplinger’s list of the Top 25 Universities and Colleges Under $30,000 a year. |
2014 | Area Development Magazine | 96th | The Cedar Valley Region ranked in the Top 100 Leading Locations, ranking 96th best in the United States out of 380 metropolitan statistical areas. |
2014 | Area Development Magazine | 52nd | Waterloo ranked 52nd recession-busting city out of 380 metropolitan statistical areas.. |
2014 | Economic Strength Rankings by Policom | 170th |
The Cedar Valley's ranking has increased 49% from 334 to 170 placing since 2004, placing us in the top half nationally, demonstrating economic strength through long-term, consistent, growth in both size and quality. |
2014 | ProfessionalBuilders.com | 15th | The Cedar Valley ranked 15th in the top 20 fastest-growing construction markets by Professionalbuilders.com. |
2014 | CNBC | 12th | Iowa ranked 12th Best State for Business. |
12/30/2013 | UNI | On average, undergraduate student loan debt has declined by 10 percent over the last three years. On national average, UNI students borrow 21 percent less than other students | |
12/30/2013 | affodablecollegesonline.org | 1st | UNI was rated the most affordable and high-quality provider of online education in the state of Iowa |
12/30/2013 | Kiplinger's Personal Finance | UNI ranked as one of the top 100 "Best Values in Public Colleges" for 2014- jumped twenty-four spaces to be ranked number 71 | |
11/23/2013 | USA Today | 3rd | 3rd best-run state: Debt per capita is $2,479 (15th lowest), budget deficit is 2.5% (41st largest), unemployment is 5.2% (tied for 5th lowest) |
11/12/2013 | University Economic Development Association | Received the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award for the Dream Big Grow Here program and the Research and Analysis Award for the Iowa Business Concierge program | |
11/10/2013 | USAA and US Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Hiring our Heros | 4th | Waterloo- Cedar Falls ranked fourth among small-sized metro areas across the US for veterans to find civilian employment according to a new study. Iowa City ranked 7th and Sioux City 9th |
8/23/2013 | Forbes | 16th | Best Small Places for Business and Careers |
5/6/2013 | Fast Company | 1st | Iowa start-ups No. 1 in revenue |
2/6/2013 | Gallup Poll | 5th | Iowa ranks right behind Washington DC in a job creation index calculated by Gallup Poll. At 5th place nationwide, Iowa has a job creation index of 24, meaning 24% more companies are adding jobs than those cutting jobs. This has improved dramatically since 2009 when Iowa’s index was 5. |
1/31/2013 | Courier | More than 500,000 guests have attended events at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, UNI-Dome, and McCleod Center | |
Jan-13 | Capitol Business | Iowa has an unemployment rate of 5.1% as of January 2013 | |
2013 | US News & World Report | The University of Northern Iowa is ranked second in the “Best Regional Universities Midwest” category for public universities. UNI is 22nd in a list of public and private Midwest regional universities | |
2013 | Iowa’s gasoline tax at 40.5 cents per gallon remains below the national average of 49.5 cents. | ||
2013 | Iowa’s workers’ compensation costs are among the lowest in the nation and Iowa has a strong unemployment trust fund. | ||
2013 | Iowa has 60 barge terminals that ship and receive Iowa’s goods. | ||
2013 | There are 4,000 miles of freight rail line in Iowa. | ||
2013 | US Energy Information Administration | Iowa businesses experience some of the lowest utilities costs in the nation. The US Energy Information Administration announced that Iowa businesses pay only 8.37 cents per kilowatt-hour for power. | |
2013 | 17,000 UNI Alumni currently live in the Cedar Valley; More than 2,800 current students are from the Cedar Valley | ||
2013 | UNI student volunteered more than 220,000 hours to Iowa’s community organizations and programs. | ||
2013 | College Atlas | 4th | University of Northern Iowa ranked 4th in Midwest List and 13th Overall for College Atlas. College Atlas ranks schools according to affordability, academic quality, and accessibility. |
2013 | CNBC | 5th | Iowa ranked #11 for top states for Business in 2013 on CNBC, while ranking the 5th best economy and 9th in Business Friendliness |
2013 | 10th | Performance rank: 3rd in Productivity growth, 6th in per capita income growth, 8th in adjusted median family income | |
2013 | 12th | Exports: 8th in export intensity growth, 8th in export growth | |
2013 | 37th | Business Climate: 5th in legal environment | |
2013 | 11th | Talent Pipeline: 2nd in higher-ed degree output | |
2013 | Alec-Laffer state economic competitiveness index | 25th | Economic preformation and economic outlook |
2013 | Health.com | 18th | Iowa is ranked the 18th healthiest state, down one from 2012. Strengths: high rate of high school graduation, low percentage of children in poverty, few poor mental and physical health days per month. Challenges: high prevalence of obesity, high prevalence of binge drinking, limited availability of primary care physicians. |
12/27/2012 | Wall Street Journal | Iowa was ranked as the 5th “Best Run States in America.” Iowa has the 6th lowest unemployment rate, and 7th lowest debt per capita | |
10/22/2012 | State of Iowa | Cedar Valley Trail system was awarded State's Tourism Attract of the Year | |
10/22/2012 | State of Iowa | Waterloo-Cedar Falls Visitors Guide won the Outstanding Tourism Publication Award | |
10/22/2012 | Tourism is a $7.2 billion industry in Iowa, employing 63,400 people statewide and generating more than $328.8 million in state taxes. Visitors spend $311.31 million in Black Hawk County alone | ||
8/27/2012 | Barron's Cover | Based on a number of indicators including debt, economic strength, finances, and ability to raise taxes; Iowa stands with South Dakota, Tennessee and North Carolina as the most stable states in which to invest. | |
8/21/2012 | Cedar Falls ranks 1,126th among 11,522 cities nationwide in charitable contributions. The average number given in Cedar Falls is $3,147, at 5.1% of income with the average income set at $62,023. The least wealthy Cedar Falls residents gave the most in proportion to their incomes. 5.7% of income was given if earning $50,000-$99,999. 4.9% was given by those making $100,000-$199,999. 4% of income was given by those making $200,000 and up. | ||
6/20/2012 | Moody's Analytics | Strengths in the Cedar Valley include the presence of UNI providing skilled labor and stabilization of the workforce, as well as low business and living costs. Cost of doing business in Waterloo is 81% of the national average. Waterloo ranks 56 of 392 in employment growth. Cost of living in Waterloo is 85% of the national average. | |
6/15/2012 | Moody's Analytics | Based on an adversity index, Waterloo is one of 21 metro areas in the nation that are in a state of steady expansion. There are 76 areas still at risk including Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and La Crosse. | |
6/2/2012 | Des Moines Register | “CEOs of Iowa’s largest businesses expect sales, capital spending and hiring to improve over the next six months, based on a quarterly survey.” “The Iowa Business Council’s overall economic outlook index rose to 68.3 in the second quarter from 66.3 in the first quarter and 65.3 the same quarter a year earlier.” These indexes take into account sales, hiring and capital investment. | |
Jun-12 | Area Development Online | Dubuque has been ranked in 16th place among 365 cities nationwide as leading locations to be in 2012. Rankings were based upon 23 indicators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the US Census American Community Survey. Waterloo-Cedar Falls landed the 29th spot, Ames the 30th, and Des Moines-West Des Moines the 63rd. | |
5/20/2012 | The Gazette | Of Iowa’s largest cities, Waterloo has the lowest percentage of debt as a percent of property value. Waterloo also had the only decrease in debt in 2011 compared to the same cities. | |
5/7/2012 | Des Moines Register | Iowans have an average commute of 19.1 minutes and is tied with Kansas as the nation’s 7th shortest. The national average is about 25 minutes. | |
2012 | Princeton Review | The University of Northern Iowa College of Business Administration holds the highest possible accreditation for business schools worldwide and has been listed among the Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools in the world six years in a row. | |
2012 | MSN Money | 5th | Iowa ranks 5th among states with the best credit ratings |
2012 | Iowa Business Council | 2nd | Iowa ranks second in the nation with average ACT scores at 22.1 |
2012 | Iowa Business Council | 7th | Iowa has the 7th highest manufacturing value as percent of Gross State Production at 18.6%. |