Accolades

Fredericksburg Accolades

Fredericksburg has received the following accolades:

• Fredericksburg ranked #5 small town of the South by Southern Living Magazine
• MWH doctors named among region’s best
  
• Fredericksburg region leads Virginia in job growth
  
• UMW named America’s ‘most underrated college’
  
• Mary Washington Hospital named one of top cardiovascular hospitals
  
• Foode named one of top 50 restaurants in NoVA
• Paul’s named best bakery in Virginia by Taste of Home
  
• Fredericksburg ranked first in Virginia for quality of life by WalletHub
  
• Forbes magazine ranked the University of Mary Washington as the 62nd-best public college in the U.S.
  
• IST Research makes Entrepreneur 360 list
• Fredericksburg Food Cooperative admitted into national organization
• Aspetto doubles footprint and wins coveted $9.9M IDIQ contract from DHS CBP
• Fredericksburg receives VML award for environmental efforts
• Virginia Tourism Corporation reports Fredericksburg tourism spending grew in 2018
• Civil War magazine features Fredericksburg
• Fredericksburg brewery honored at national event
• Obsidian Solutions Group and Sedona Taphouse make Inc. 5000 list
• Coast2CoastwithKids writer calls Fredericksburg ‘most pedestrian-friendly city’
• Fredericksburg Main Street wins Merit Award from Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
• Mary Washington Hospital recognized for stroke care by American Heart Association
• Virginia named #1 by CNBC as America’s top state for business in 2019
• Strangeways Brewing and Spencer Devon Brewing win awards in the Virginia Craft Beer Cup
• Mary Washington Hospital achieves ’Magnet’  recognition again 
• Virginia Business magazine names Fredericksburg an attractive alternative for data centers
• University grows and changes but keeps its focus says Virginia Business magazine
• Fredericksburg once again named a top community for retirees - SmartAsset
• Forbes 30 Under 30 - Aspetto