Longmont Recognized for Quality of Life; Business Development Outlook Magazine names Longmont one of best 32 communities
The City of Longmont will be recognized for its quality of life in the July/August 2004 issue of Business Development OUTLOOK magazine. The magazine, a publication of Dallas-based World Economic Development Alliance (WEDA), annually issues its "Q-32 Awards," highlighting 32 locations around the country that offer outstanding quality of life.
(PRWEB) June 21, 2004 -- The City of Longmont will be recognized for its quality of life in the July/August 2004 issue of Business Development OUTLOOK magazine. The magazine, a publication of Dallas-based World Economic Development Alliance (WEDA), annually issues its "Q-32 Awards," highlighting 32 locations around the country that offer outstanding quality of life.
For the eighth year, the magazine has compiled Q-32 Awards data from information originally gathered by Sperling's Best Places (www.bestplaces.net) that examine various quality-of-life factors for each area, including housing, recreation, culture, affordability, drive times, crime, etc. The 2004 awards will be featured as a cover story in the upcoming issue of Business Development OUTLOOK.
"We're very pleased to have been honored by Business Development OUTLOOK, and take great pride in knowing that they recognize what many of us have long known about Longmont -- that it is a great place to live, and do business," noted John Cody, CED, the president and CEO of the Longmont Area Economic Council. "We hope that this exposure will help inform and educate others about all Longmont has to offer."
Business Development OUTLOOK's mission is to put expanding or relocating companies in touch with professionals that can assist them. The publication has been recognized as the fastest-growing magazine in its field for the past ten years, and works to educate and decision-makers who initiate and finalize decisions regarding relocation and expansion for their organizations.
About the Longmont Area Economic Council
The Longmont Area Economic Council exists for the sole purpose of keeping the Longmont area economy strong. This is accomplished specifically by "actively supporting the creation and preservation of quality primary jobs." Primary employers are those who sell the majority of their goods and services outside the region. LAEC is a public/private partnership, governed by a Board of Directors made up of representatives from primary employers, the City of Longmont, and the business community at large. For more information, call (303) 651-0128, email laec@longmont.org, or visit www.longmont.org.
About WEDA
WEDA (World Economic Development Alliance) is a network of economic development professionals worldwide that have formed an alliance to assist companies who are expanding or relocating, for free. Each area expert can put together research and inform you of financial incentives that are available to make your expansion or relocation a smooth and positive experience. The organization's Web site, WEDANet.com, provides information for companies who are looking to expand or relocate. Thousands of companies turn to WEDANet each year to gather the necessary research and contacts they need to make an intelligent decision for their new site facility.
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