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Awards and Recognition
| Award | Place | Awarding Organization | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Places to Live (Top 10 for eight consecutive years) | 10 | U.S. News and World Report | 2023 |
| Bicycle Friendly Businesses | 3 | League of American Bicyclists | 2023 |
| 2023 Access Arkansas Sunshine Award | T-1 | Arkansas Center for Research in Economics (ACRE) | 2023 |
| Gold Level Bicycle Friendly Community | N/A | League of American Bicyclists | 2022 |
| Tree City USA (28th year in a row) | N/A | Arbor Day Foundation | 2022 |
| Best Places to Live (Top 10 for seven consecutive years) | 7 | U.S. News and World Report | 2022 |
| Cities A List | N/A | CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) | 2021 |
| "A" grade for air quality | 4 | American Lung Assoc.'s "State of the Air" | 2021 |
| Bicycle Friendly Businesses | 6 | League of American Bicyclists | 2021 |
| Top Vacation Spots for Biking | N/A | People for Bikes | 2021 |
| Bike City designation; first U.S. city to receive this honor | N/A | Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) | 2021 |
| Tree City USA (27th year in a row) Growth Award (8th year in a row) | N/A | Arbor Day Foundation | 2021 |
| Best Places to Live | 8 | U.S. News and World Report | 2020 |
| North America's Top 50 Economic Developers - to Chung Tan, Business Development Manager | N/A | Consultant Connect | 2020 |
| 2020 Best Cities for Bicycling | 8 | People for Bikes | 2020 |
| Cities A List | N/A | CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) | 2019 |
| 2019 Best Places for Bikes | 15 | People for Bikes | 2019 |
| 15 Cities where Business is Booming and Salaries are Rising | 7 | CNBC Make It | 2019 |
| Best Places to Live | 4 | U.S. News and World Report | 2019 |
| Best Places to Live in Every State | N/A | Time Money | 2018 |
| Arkansas Trendsetter Award | N/A | Arkansas Business | 2018 |
| Best Places to Live | 5 | U.S. News and World Report | 2018 |
| ADEQ TECHe | 1 | ADEQ | 2018 |
| Best Place for Bikes in Arkansas | N/A | People for Bikes | 2018 |
| Utility of the Future Today | N/A | Water Environment Federation | 2018 |
| Top U.S. Cities for Career Opportunities | 8 | smartasset.com | 2017 |
| Best Cities to Launch a Career | 7 | Realtor.com | 2017 |
| Bronze Walk Friendly Community | N/A | Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center | 2017 |
| Best Places to Live | 5 | U.S. News and World Report | 2017 |
| Best Small Cities for New Grads | 9 | OnlineDegrees.com | 2016 |
| Best Places for Businesses and Careers | 24 | Forbes | 2016 |
| Utility of the Future Today | N/A | Water Environment Federation | 2016 |
| Silver Bicycle Friendly Community | N/A | League of American Bicyclists | 2016 |
| Best Affordable Places to Live | 1 | U.S. News and World Report | 2016 |
| Best Places to Live | 3 | U.S. News and World Report | 2016 |
| Best City for Working Students | 6 | smartasset.com | 2016 |
| Tree City USA | N/A | Arbor Day Foundation | 2015 |
| Best City to Found a Company Outside of Silicon Valley and NY | 3 | DataFox | 2015 |
| Best College Town in the Nation | 4 | Livability.com | 2015 |
| Best College Town in the SEC | 1 | Livability.com | 2015 |
| Winner of Green/Energy Conservation Initiatives category | N/A | Arkansas Business "City of Distinction" | 2015 |
| Honorable Mention in Quality of Life category | N/A | Arkansas Business "City of Distinction" | 2015 |
| Top 100 Best Places for Businesses and Careers | 23 | Forbes | 2015 |
| Top 100 Best Places to Live | N/A | Livability.com | 2015 |
| UA Walton College named to Top 100 Business Schools | N/A | U.S. News and World Report | 2015 |
| Arkansas Volunteer Community of the Year | N/A | N/A | 2015 |
| Small City Population Digital Cities Survey | 2 | Center for Digital Government | 2015 |