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Richard · 09-12-2013, 10:31

The explanations for each state's selection are interesting.

Richard

Top States for Doing Business 2013
AreaDvlpmt, Q3 2013

As the economy improves and states continue to vie for new investment and jobs, they also seek the attention of site consultants who help companies make their new facility and expansion decisions. With that in mind, Area Development’s fourth annual Top States for Doing Business survey of site consultants ranks the states based on their number of mentions in 17 categories (scores were weighted based on position in each category and then overall).

States were ranked on factors in the following categories: Business Environment (costs, taxes and regulations, incentives, etc.), Labor Climate (diversity, costs, development programs, etc.); and Infrastructure and Global Access (rail/highway access, shovel-ready sites, utility rates, logistics access). Following is more detailed information on the attributes of the top-10 states that provides insight into the rankings. Additionally, several site consultants who participated in the survey offer their comments.

1. Texas
2. Georgia
2. South Carolina
4. Alabama
5. North Carolina
6. Louisiana
7. Tennessee
8. Florida
9. Mississippi
10. California

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Richard Quiet Professional Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NorCal Posts: 15,370	Top States for Doing Business 2013 The explanations for each state's selection are interesting. Richard Top States for Doing Business 2013 AreaDvlpmt, Q3 2013 As the economy improves and states continue to vie for new investment and jobs, they also seek the attention of site consultants who help companies make their new facility and expansion decisions. With that in mind, Area Development’s fourth annual Top States for Doing Business survey of site consultants ranks the states based on their number of mentions in 17 categories (scores were weighted based on position in each category and then overall). States were ranked on factors in the following categories: Business Environment (costs, taxes and regulations, incentives, etc.), Labor Climate (diversity, costs, development programs, etc.); and Infrastructure and Global Access (rail/highway access, shovel-ready sites, utility rates, logistics access). Following is more detailed information on the attributes of the top-10 states that provides insight into the rankings. Additionally, several site consultants who participated in the survey offer their comments. 1. Texas 2. Georgia 2. South Carolina 4. Alabama 5. North Carolina 6. Louisiana 7. Tennessee 8. Florida 9. Mississippi 10. California (Cont'd) http://www.areadevelopment.com/Top-S...ampaign=Buffer __________________ “Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch) “Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
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