Lexington, Kentucky

Population: 260,512
Located in Fayette County

Lexington, Kentucky - 2008 Top 100 Winner

Lexington is the second largest city In Kentucky. It is known worldwide for its Bluegrass horse farms and Keeneland Race Track, and proudly boasts of itself as “The Horse Capital of the World.” It is also known far and wide as the home to the Kentucky Wildcats, the basketball team of the University of Kentucky. Located in the heart of Lexington, UK has won many NCAA championships over the years.

In recent years, Lexington has become a regional center for health care that includes the University of Kentucky Medical Center, which aims to become one of the top 20 hospitals in the nation. There are three other major hospitals in the city, which also provide health care to Central and Eastern Kentucky: Central Baptist, Saint Joseph and Samaritan.

It is also a major regional shopping center, boasting a greatly-expanded Fayette Mall and a booming Hamburg Pavilion, built on land formerly belonging to a horse farm. A thriving downtown offers many historical sites to tourists and houses a healthy arts and cultural district. The city is truly growing in all directions and there have been many recent efforts – including the purchase of development rights – aimed at preserving the natural beauty of the horse farms around the city.

Lexington is the financial, educational, retail, healthcare, service and cultural center of the Bluegrass region in Kentucky and most of eastern Kentucky. Lexington residents possess a special pride in their homeland. No matter what your pleasure or work, it is here in Lexington's Bluegrass country. From sampling blue-ribbon pies at the county fair to sipping mint juleps on the veranda, from the excitement of unsurpassed collegiate athletics to the tranquility of your favorite fishing hole, Lexington offers all the amenities of a major city with the allure of nearby countryside.

Central Kentucky is one of the most beautiful areas in the country with it manicured horse farms. The terrain is rolling and very green. The roads are lined with picturesque stone fences with a canopy of trees overhead. The fields are full of plank fencing and thoroughbreds. Lexington offers every advantage that one could want.

Lexington and the surrounding area's robust economy are due in large part to its diversification of employment opportunities. Because of the diverse opportunities, Lexington's unemployment rate of 2.9% is typically lower than the rest of the nation. Entrepreneur magazine has ranked Lexington fifth in the Southeast in the 1996 list of the "Best Cities for Small Business." Lexington's crime consistently ranks below the national average. Traditional products of the area include horses, tobacco and handcrafts, but an increasing diversity of products and services contributes to a healthy economy.



Source: lfucg.com & visitlex.com

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