Awards & Honors
Tallahassee has always been a great place to live and work…and we aren’t the only ones who think so. Below you will find a growing list of national and regional acclaims that our community is proud to have received.
Tallahassee Awards & Honors
International Innovation Leader
Innovation City, 2011
National 2011 Livability Award
Livcom Awards, 2011
Best Midsized Cities for Job Growth (Top 25)
Newgeography, 2011
Top 100 Leading Locations
Area Development Magazine, 2011
Top Running Town of the South
Running Journal, April 2011
10 Bargain Retirement Spots
Yahoo Finance
Silver Award
The International Awards for Liveable Communities, November 2010
2010 Best-Performing Cities
Milken Institute, October 2010
Community Profile
Florida Trend, October 2010
Best Cities to Find Jobs
Richard Florida/DailyBeast, 2010
Best Places to Reinvent your life in retirement
U.S. News, 2010
Top 10 Small College Towns for Investment
NuWire, 2010
Top 5 Least Expensive Places To Retire In The U.S., 2010
Kerrie Main, eHow Contributor
Gold status for Green City Award
Florida Green Building Coalition, 2009
10 College Towns for Grownups
Kiplinger Washington Editors, 2007
America’s 50 Hottest Cities for Companies to Relocate
Expansion Management publication, 2007
Gold Medal Award for Parks and Recreation Department
National Recreation and Park Association, 2004
Chamber Awards & Honors
2010 Outstanding Communications Award For Website
Florida Association of Chamber Professionals, October 2010
2010 Outstanding Communications Award For Enewsletter
Florida Association of Chamber Professionals, October 2010
EDC Awards & Honors
Excellence In International Business Development
Florida Economic Development Council, 2010
Leadership Tallahassee Awards & Honors
Leadership Achievement Award
United Partners for Human Services, 2009