July 2010 – Kiplinger’s Personal Finance - Boulder was ranked #4 on the magazine’s list of the ten ”Best Cities for the Next Decade”. According to the magazine, the city is where “science meets scenery” and “an intellectual hot spot where environmental and scientific ideas blossom into businesses.”
More info at http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/best-cities-2010-boulder-colo.html