Based on CEO Survey by ChiefExecutive.net
Key Metrics |
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State GDP
Unemployment
Domestic Migration
State Government
State-Local Tax Burden
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Key Companies |
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Development Trend Indicator: Positive |
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Gov. Corbett has resisted tax hikes and instituted some regulatory reforms. |
CEO Comments |
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“We are headquartered in Pennsylvania (over 120 years)and have facilities in Florida, Texas, Utah, and Alabama. Pennsylvania is by far the highest taxed for corporations but our workforse and those available to do work (welders, fitters, etc.) is the highest skilled. We also have an excellent group of colleges and universities in our area to supply us with engineers and other college degreed employees. All of the states we are in except Pennsylvania are “right to work” states and we are a non union shop.”
“Pennsylvania Environmental regulations and their bureaucracy make it difficult to plan and build new projects in a timely manner. Indiana is getting more competitive every year and it is boosting the competitiveness of the surrounding states (except for Illinois)” |
Sources:
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NewGeography.com
The Tax Foundation