The city of Bowling Green is being recognized nationally for economic development.

City, county and state leaders gathered this morning at the National Corvette Museum to celebrate the achievement.

Our Laura Rogers was there and tells us more about the top ranking.

This is an incredible victory being number one is an incredible feat.

Site selection magazine showing it Hearts Boogie and its latest rankings.

This is a magazine that tracks economic development activities and then ranks how different communities and economic development organizations are performing.

The publication listing Bowling Green number one among populations under 200,000.

The ranking based on announcements concerning capital investment, jobs and new projects.

We're pretty proud on what it means for the community.

We've never set our sights on being ranked.

We only set our sights on winning as much investment, creating as many jobs as we can, and working with our private sector to do that.

It is absolutely amazing to be here in Bowling Green in Warren County to celebrate.

The lieutenant governor says she credits much of the success to the relationship between the Chamber of Commerce and Area schools.

They really get it.

They understand that the genesis of economic development is education, and they know that the future of this economy they're building is in our classrooms today.

She also says the Bashir administration's investments in infrastructure have been critical to support the growth.

All of the funding that we've put into Clear Water program to roads, bridges, highways, all of those types of things, also broadband, high speed Internet for every household.

That is truly what is entice these businesses to come to Kentucky.

Bowling Green serves as a regional hub for employment, health care and education, and the economic development also impacts surrounding counties.

We had some companies in the Trans Park.

We had some companies in Morgantown.

We had some companies at the Innovation Campus.

So we have a really diverse base of companies, 16 different companies that made investments and created jobs that came together to propel us to that number one ranking in the country.

And then there's the multiplier effect how those capital investments will also support growth in housing, restaurants and retail to accommodate more business.

A lot of the other economic activity is pulled and driven by the announcements and investments by these companies.

You have better quality jobs and more diverse jobs.

And so what a great benefit for not just Bowling Green, Warren County, but our whole ten county region.

We value the work that this community has put in the way that it's built things the right way.

Now, sites are set on the future as the city has been awarded millions of dollars in funding for roads and $20 million for a sewer project at the Kentucky Trans Park.

What are we going to do next?

Well, it's about what we're doing now, and it's what we did 20 years ago to get to where we are.

For Kentucky Edition, I'm Laura Rogers.

Thank you.

Laura Bowling Green has been nationally ranked for 11 straight years and this is the second time they've been first.