CEOs Weigh In On Best, Worst States To Do Business – 2008
Texas, Nevada, North Carolina Top List as Best States California, New York, Michigan Are the Worst
Texas, Nevada, North Carolina Top List as Best States California, New York, Michigan Are the Worst
Our 2024 Best & Worst States for business survey finds chief executives settling into new habits in the wake of Covid, but they remain restless to explore the right move.
Even as businesses reopen, the virus continues to spread—and lawsuits will inevitably follow. Consider these steps to safeguard your company.
The complete ranking of the 2019 Best & Worst States for Business.
Every CEO knows that if you want to find America’s best and brightest, you’ve got to move to a big coastal city, right? Wrong. Two of the nation’s top demographers arrive at a very different conclusion.
Approximately 74 percent of millennials in the Bay Area are currently considering leaving Silicon Valley, according to the Urban Land Institute. Why this shouldn’t be a surprise.
The fiasco surrounding Amazon’s recent escape from New York reflects a broader, potentially devastating trend. The impact goes well beyond Gotham.
New York always ends up at or near the bottom of our Best and Worst States for Business list. Today, thanks to the Amazon fiasco, we got a good reminder of why.
In the wake of the Amazon debacle, EIC Dan Bigman wants to stick up for New York City, even as the bad news piles like garbage on a sweltering sidewalk.
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Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.