Thursday, May 5, 2011

Best/Worst States for Business

From Chief Executive.net
More than 500 CEOs considered a wide range of criteria, from taxation and regulation to workforce quality and living environment, in our annual ranking of the best states for business. The charts and articles in this special report show how each state fares on the factors most essential for a business-friendly environment—as well as what states are doing to attract and retain companies in the increasingly competitive battle to win site selection.


Best

2011
RANK
STATE2010
RANK
CHANGE
1Texas10
2North Carolina20
3Florida63
4Tennessee3-1
5Georgia72

Worst

46Michigan482
47New Jersey470
48Illinois45-3
49New York490
50California500



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