Top 10 Best & Worst States by Industry
While state rankings by industry tended to mirror overall rankings, in certain industries, real growth seems to belie the statistics.
People Balance Out What Matters When it Comes to Location Selection
Increasingly, “human capital”—the availability, cost, flexibility, even comfort of employees and potential employees—is eclipsing taxes, regulations and incentives.
Metropolitan Meccas are Drawing Attention from Businesses
While states remain critical to location decisions, the lure of a bustling metro area can inspire choices CEOs might not have made based on state data alone.
Economic Development Corporations are Under the Microscope
Some state legislatures are demanding more transparency into the use of funds and incentives by economic development corporations (EDCs), and new rules will require local and state EDCs to report more information on their tax breaks.
CEOs Rank 2017 Best & Worst States for Business
While there is a level of constancy when it comes to the very best and very worst states for business, there is plenty of jockeying for position within the ranks, and even some leaping and plummeting.
2014 Best & Worst States for Business: Texas Rides High Again
It's that time of year again, the time when we reveal our Best & Worst States for Business. Until May 7th, take a look back at the 2014 ranking.
Arizona is the 7th Best State for Business 2014
Arizona, which has been making news of late with the expansion of Apple’s sapphire plant in Mesa, has been cultivating high-tech innovation through its Innovation Challenge, which awards $250,000 to winning companies to start up their business in the sixth largest state.
5 Great States for Biotech Companies
The bioscience industry has become one of the most innovative and important economic drivers in the U.S., now accounting for more than 1.6 million jobs, nurturing a well-paid and highly skilled workforce and maintaining an American edge in a cluster of technologies that likely will be as important to this century as computerization was to the last.
New Jersey is the 47th Best State for Business 2014
New Jersey’s credit rating was recently downgraded by Moody’s in conjunction with an $807 million budget deficit, resulting in pension payments and school aid being at risk.
Ohio is the 27th Best State for Business 2014
Under the previous governor, Scott Walker, Ohio became the No. 5 job creator in the nation and the No. 1 in the Midwest. Unemployment is now 6.5%, lowest in Ohio since June 2008. Likewise, Ohio has gone from an $8 billion deficit to a $1.5 billion surplus over the same period.