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City Awards & Recognitions
- Forbes.com Names St. Cloud a "Best Small Places for Business and Careers" (#32 of 200 U.S. cities) (2/1/19)
- VacationIdea.com Names St. Cloud a "25 Best Places to Visit in Minnesota" (9/18/18)
- Verizon Names St. Cloud a "Best Small City to Start a Small Business" (8/28/18) (#27 of 300 U.S. small cities)
- 24/7 Wallstreet Names St. Cloud a "Best City for Older Americans" (4/25/18)
- Insurify Awards St. Cloud the "Greenest City in Minnesota" (#1 of 853 Minnesota cities) (3/27/18)
- Milken Institute Names St. Cloud a "2017 Best Performing Small City" (#57 of 201 U.S. small cities) (3/27/18)
- Smartasset.com Names St. Cloud an "America's Best Hockey Town in 2018" (#14 of 114 U.S. cities) (3/26/18)
- National Council for Home Safety and Security Names St. Cloud a "2018 Minnesota Safest City" (2/27/18)
- Bikeleague.org Names St. Cloud a "2017 Bicycle Friendly Community - Bronze Category" (5/22/17)
- SmartAsset.com Names St. Cloud an "America's Best Hockey Town in 2017" (#17 of 118 U.S. Cities) (3/17)
- AreaDevelopmentOnline.com Names St. Cloud a "Top Leading Location" (#197 of 394 MSA's)
- NerdWallet.com Names St. Cloud a "Best Metro Area for Young Entrepreneurs" (#19 of 381 MSA's) (3/17)
- Milken Institute Names St. Cloud a "2016 Best Performing Small City" (#47 of 201 U.S. small cities) (2/17)
Business/Organization Awards & Recognitions
- MilitaryTimes Ranks St. Cloud State University 71st in Their National 2019 "Best for Vets" List (10/23/18)
- MilitaryTimes Ranks St. Cloud Technical & Community College 7th in Their National 2019 "Best for Vets" List (10/23/18)
- Affordablecollegesonline.com names St. Cloud Technical and Community College's Finance and Credit Program a "Best Online Finance Program of 2018-2019" (10/18/18)
- Collegeconsensus.com names St. Cloud State University a "2018 Best College in Minnesota" (9/20/18)
- Wallethub names St. Cloud Technical and Community College a "Best Community College in the U.S." (#13 of 715 community colleges) (8/20/18)
- American Nurses Credentialing Center names St. Cloud Hospital A "Magnet Hospital" For a Fourth Time (6/25/18)
- Home Accents Today.com names Copper Pony a "Top 50 National Retail Star" (5/16/18)
- Center for Digital Education awards St. Cloud Technical and Community College with a "2017-2018 Digital Community Colleges Survey Award in the Small College Category" (6th Place) (4/30/18)
- SmartAsset.com names Stearns County a "Healthiest County in MN" (#8 of 87 MN counties and #124 in the U.S.) (4/17/18)
- Hospitals & Health Networks Names St. Cloud Hospital a "2017 Most Wired Hospital" (7/31/17)
- AfforableCollegeOnline.org Names St. Cloud State University a "2016-2017 Best Online College in Minnesota" (#6 if 100+ MN higher education institutions) (5/22/17)
- Practice Greenhealth awards St. Cloud VA Health Care System with a "Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award" (5/19/17)
- Consumer Reports Ranks St. Cloud Hospital 1 of Only 17 in US to Get High Rating on Heart Surgery Quality (4/6/17)
- Bestthingsmn.com Names Central Perk in the "Top 10 Coolest Coffee Shops in Minnesota" (#8 of 10) (2/13/17)
Local News
- St. Cloud Technical & Community College's Economic Impact: $188.6 Million (11/21/18)
- 2 New Restaurants Announced For Retail Development on Division St. (11/5/18)
- A Grant-Funded Economic Recovery Coordinator Can Help Retain Jobs in St. Cloud (6/15/18)
- Opportunity Zones - 3 St. Cloud Low-Income Areas Selected to Spur Development (5/21/18)
- Lessons from Rust-Best Cities That Kept Their Sheen (5/1/18)
- Costco Plans St. Cloud Store Along 33rd Avenue South at Heritage Park (12/20/17)
- Geringhoff Expanding in St. Cloud (11/16/17)
- Geringhoff to Add Second Assembly Line (9/25/17)
- Officials break ground on new Tech High School (8/29/17)
- St. Cloud Airport Study To Pave Way For Its Future (7/31/17)
- Development Opportunities in South St. Cloud (4/19/17)
- Beaver Island Brewing Co. Begins Production At New Facility (5/26/17)
- MREJ St. Cloud Real Estate Development Summit (5/12/17)
- Arctic Cat Production Comes to St. Cloud From Overseas (5/11/17)