City of Burlington issued the following announcement on Apr. 1.
"Burlington had the highest rank of any N.C. metros in the small city category...Burlington, which is categorized as a Tier 2 small city, fared well in the number of high-tech industries (11th), 5-year wage growth (17th) and hightech concentration (28th)" - Milken Institute annual ranking of U.S. cities' economic performance.
Original source can be found here.
Source: City of Burlington