Bowling green the sun when playing. In cities, where outdoor space is limited, greens are rarely 40 metres in length (however, they are generally still square). It is not unusual to find greens that are rectangular in shape. On rectangular greens games are played in one direction only. The length of a rectangular green is still between 31 metres and 40 metres. The width can vary from as little as 8 metres (enough for one rink) to as much as 60 metres or more. The width of a rink for outdoor play will be between 4.3 metres and 5.8 metres (for indoor
Bowling Green, Kentucky city to be named to "Forbes" magazine's 2009 list of the "Best Small Places for Business". In an evaluation of 179 cities across the nation, "Forbes" ranked Bowling Green 19th best city in which to do business, finishing ahead of Elizabethtown and Owensboro. The list ranked Bowling Green 34th nationwide for the lowest cost-of-living and 22nd for highest job growth. In March 2009, the Bowling Green metropolitan area was recognized by "Site Selection" magazine as a top economic development community in the United States for communities with populations between 50,000 and 200,000 people. The Bowling Green metro also received the