Columbus in Top 3

Columbus, USA, site of EcoSummit 2012, is named one of top three Most Sustainable Cities in USA

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) and Siemens Corporation today announced that nine communities from across the USA have been selected as finalists for the 4^th annual Siemens Sustainable Community Awards. The finalists represent outstanding local-level efforts to achieve complementary economic, environmental, and quality-of-life goals.

"The Siemens Sustainable Community Awards show that sustainability is about building a better community for the long-term,” said BCLC Manager of Corporate Community Investment Hanna Felleke. "Stability and competitiveness are top of mind. Good sustainability planning goes hand-in-hand with competitive communities.”

The 2011 Siemens Sustainable Community Award finalists are:

• Large Community — Baltimore, MD; Columbus, OH; San Jose, CA
• Mid-Size Community — North Little Rock, AR; Pittsburgh, PA; Raleigh, NC
• Small Community — Brea, CA; Burlington, VT; Greensburg, KS

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