From HAR's The Edge:

Houston took the number three spot in fDi Magazine’s North American City of the Future 2009/10 Awards. The ranking is based in part on the large number of foreign direct investment (FDI) and out of the city projects, the number of megaprojects, as well as its large base of post-secondary students.

In the same awards, Houston ranked as follows in the Major Cities category:
#1 Top Five Best Business Friendliness;
#2 Top Five Best FDI Strategy;
#4 Top Five Best Infrastructure;
#5 Top Five Best Economic Potential; and
#5 Top Five Best Human Resources.

• FastCompany magazine has named Houston one of the country’s fastest cities – noted for “their exemplary initiatives” in “improving neighborhoods, transforming lives, and helping build better, faster cities for the future.” Houston got big kudos for Discovery Green.