It's time to MOVE TO CHARLOTTE, NC! NC Ranks #4 in America's Top States for Business!
The result are in....drum roll, please...North Carolina was just ranked #4 in CNBC's annual ranking of Best States for BUSINESS!!! Additionally, North Carolina was declared by CNBC to be "most improved" among the top five states for doing business, moving up from the 9th spot!
In the study by CNBC, all 50 states were scored on over 40 different measures of business competitiveness. Each state received points based on their scores/rankings in each metric. Then, study analysts separated those 40 metrics into 10 broad categories. Those categories are below (with NC's rank in parentheses)
- Cost of doing business (15)
- Workforce (3)
- Quality of life (32)
- Economy (37)
- Transportation and infrastructure (10)
- Technology and innovation (11)
- Education (26)
- Business friendliness (13)
- Access to capital (10)
- Cost of living (23)
These categories were weighted based on how often each category was mentioned in state economic development marketing materials. During the study, input was sought from business groups, including the National Association of Manufacturers.
This #4 ranking is the highest ranking NC has received in this annual survey of America's Top States for Business!
In response to NC's top 5 state ranking, Governor Beverly Perdue said:
"This shows that the hard work of the past year has paid off - our investments in education to build the workforce of tomorrow, policies that create a more business-friendly climate and our aggressive recruiting," said Gov. Bev Perdue. "When I took office, I pledged to take any meeting and make any call to bring jobs to this state. There’s nothing I love more than convincing a corporate executive of what a great place this is to live and work." Governor Beverly Purdue
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