{"id":15688,"date":"2009-05-28T12:47:23","date_gmt":"2009-05-28T19:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=15688"},"modified":"2015-08-17T14:52:38","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T21:52:38","slug":"flagstaff-ranks-9th-in-kiplingers-best-cities-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/flagstaff-ranks-9th-in-kiplingers-best-cities-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Flagstaff ranks 9th in Kiplinger\u2019s Best Cities list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Flagstaff is ranked No. 9 in\u00a0<em>Kiplinger\u2019s Personal Finance\u2019s 10 Best Cities of 2009<\/em>, in a large part because of the economic and cultural impact of Northern Arizona University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Old West charm of Flagstaff is infused with new energy\u2014both from its residents and from the college students at Northern Arizona University,\u201d the magazine reported. \u201cThe university adds jobs to the city\u2019s economy, plus arts and entertainment to its cultural scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To read Kiplinger\u2019s full rationale, click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/magazine\/archives\/2009\/07\/2009-best-city-flagstaff.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKiplinger\u2019s is reaffirming what all of us at Northern Arizona University already know,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>David Bousquet<\/strong>, vice president of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs. \u201cThe community is a strong selling point for students who move here, and the economic contributions of the university to the state are nearly $1 billion strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bousquet added that the arts and cultural offerings around campus help make Flagstaff a desirable location for locals and tourists alike.<\/p>\n<p>Kiplinger\u2019s said its 2009 list focuses on \u201cplaces that have stable employment plus the talent to create new, well-paying positions. A robust job market makes these cities safe havens during the recession and will give them a head start toward growth when the recovery takes off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In order, the top 10 cities are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Huntsville, Ala.<\/li>\n<li>Albuquerque, N.M.<\/li>\n<li>Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n<li>Charlottesville, Va.<\/li>\n<li>Athens, Ga.<\/li>\n<li>Olympia, Wash.<\/li>\n<li>Madison, Wis.<\/li>\n<li>Austin, Texas<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flagstaff<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Raleigh, N.C.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The full report can be found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/magazine\/archives\/2009\/07\/best-cities-2009-where-the-jobs-are.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/flagstaff-ranks-9th-in-kiplingers-best-cities-list\/\">Flagstaff is ranked No. 9 in\u00a0Kiplinger\u2019s Personal Finance\u2019s 10 Best Cities of 2009, in a large part because of the economic and cultural impact of Northern Arizona University. \u201cThe Old West charm of Flagstaff is infused with new energy\u2014both from its residents and from the college students at Northern Arizona University,\u201d the magazine reported. \u201cThe&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":15690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}