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City Awards & Recognitions
- 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)
- Nerdwallet.com Names St. Cloud a "Best City for Women in the Workforce 2016" (#39 of 529 U.S. cities) (4/4/16)
- MN Dept. of Commerce Awards St. Cloud the "2016 Clean Energy Community Award" (10/5/16)
- American Water Works Association Says St. Cloud Has "Best Tasting Tap Water In MN" (9/26/16)
- ApartmentAdvisor.com Names St. Cloud a "Top Small Town for Eco-Friendly Apartment Living (9/8/16)
- 24/7WallStreet.com Names St. Cloud "12th Healthiest City in the Nation" (#12 or 24 cities) (7/18/16)
- WCCO.com Names St. Cloud Fireworks a "Best Fourth of July 2016 Fireworks Display in MN" (6/28/16)
- Goodcall.com Names St. Cloud a "Best Place for Teachers" (#4 of 917 MSA's) (6/27/16)
- Onlyinyourstate.com Names Munsinger Gardens Minnesota's Top Outdoor Attraction (6/14/16)
- St. Cloud to Host 2017 Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener (5/16/16)
- National Center for Arts Research Names St. Cloud in "Top 20 Most Vibrant Arts Communities in America (#16 of 900 cities) (3/30/16)
- NerdWallet.com Names St. Cloud a "Best City for Young Entrepreneurs" (#28 of 181 MSA's) (2/16)
- Milken Institute Names St. Cloud a "2015 Best Performing Small City" (#70 of 201 U.S. small cities) (2/16)
- SmartAsset.com Ranks St. Cloud "5th Best City for Singles (Who Like Being Single)" (2/16)
- SmartAsset.com Ranks St. Cloud "8th Best Hockey Town In Country" (2/16)
- Luminosity.com Ranks St. Cloud #42 on List of 100 Smartest Cities in America (1/16)
- OnlyInMinnesota.com Ranks St. Cloud No. 3 In the 11 Smartest Cities In Minnesota To Live In (1/16)
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)
- Militarytimes.com Names St. Cloud Technical & Community College a "Top 24 Technical College for Troops and Veterans" (#2) (11/17/16)
- St. Cloud Downtown Council Awards 5 Urban Awards to St. Cloud Businesses/Organizations (10/19/16)
- Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Names Marco a "Fast 50 of 2016" (#43 of 50 privately held companies) (10/17/16)
- St. Cloud Businesses And Non-Profits Win 2016 Innovation Awards (10/13/16)
- Forbes.com Names St. Cloud State University a "2016 America's Top College " (#563 of 3,026 four-year colleges) 7/12/16
- Valuecolleges.com Names St. Cloud Technical & Community College A Top 50 Best Value College in 2016 (#13 of 50 Colleges) 7/11/16
- Huskey Hockey Broadcast Wins National Media Award (6/9/16)
- Practice Greenhealth Awards the St. Cloud VA Health Care System a "Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award" (5/16)
- MN Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers Association Names Mahowald Insurance the 2016 Agency of the Year (5/25/16)
- Accounting Today Names BerganKDV 2016 Top Growth Firm (4/7/16)
- The Women's Choice Award names St. Cloud Hospital a "Best Hospital in U.S. to Have A Baby" (1/16)
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)
- Arctic Cat Looks to Add 50 jobs with $7 Million Expansion (9/13/16)
- Anderson Trucking to Add 20,000 Sq. Ft. to Corporate Headquarters (7/19/16)
- St. Cloud Regional Airport Get $350,000 Grant (7/6/16)
- Microbiologics Looks To Expand (6/17/16)
- Allegiant Flights at St. Cloud Airport Popular in 2015 (2/16)
- Expect New Stores at Crossroads Center (1/16)