Lexington

Nestled in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region, Lexington has proven to be a great place to start a business, whether it be an international manufacturing firm or a small start-up company. Lexington has received national accolades for its business environment.

Forbes Magazine ranks Lexington 14th in the top 20 Best Places for Business and Careers in the nation for 2003. This fifth annual ranking is based on income and job growth, cost of doing business, qualifications of the labor pool, crime rates, housing costs, and net migration. Forbes also recognized Lexington as 4th in the 2003 Best Places in terms of business costs.

In 2003, Expansion Management Magazine ranked Lexington 7th it its first Annual Mayor’s Challenge. This report identified the best places in the U.S. to locate a company. The two most important of the components of this report were the availability of educated reliable labor and operating costs. Besides these, the study included quality of life, infrastructure and other variables.

In their tenth annual ranking of best cities for entrepreneurs, Entrepreneur Magazine and Dunn & Bradstreet ranked Lexington 8th in the "Top Midsize Cities in the Midwest, 2003."

City of Lexington
Downtown Lexington Corporation
Commerce Lexington
Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau
University of Kentucky

Sports
Keeneland Racecourse
Red Mile Harness Racing
Lexington Legends
Lexington Horsemen
University of Kentucky Basketball
University of Kentucky Football

Arts & Entertainment

Aviation Museum of Kentucky
Kentucky Horse Park
Labrot & Graham Distillery
Lexington Arts and Cultural Council
Lexington Philharmonic
Lexington Children's Museum
University of Kentucky Basketball Museum



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Lexington Financial Center, 250 West Main Street, Suite 2800
Lexington, Kentucky 40507-1749

859.231.0000
859.231.0011 (Fax)