Posted on 07/30/2008 8:46:48 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
"A View from Corporate America: Winning Strategies in Economic Development Marketing" is the fifth installment in a series of surveys of senior U.S. executives and their advisors. Similar surveys were conducted by DCI in 1996, 1999, 2002 and 2005. (see here : http://www.aboutdci.com/WinningStrategies.aspx)
From the 2008 report, the six states with the most favorable business climates are : Texas (highest ranking), North Carolina, Geogia, Florida/Tennessee (tie) and Nevada.
Among executives who named Texas as having a favorable business climate, the factors mentioned most frequently are: Tax climate (31%); Labor/Workforce (Cost and availability) (29%) and Pro-business climate (26%). Among those who named North Carolina as having a favorable business climate, the factors mentioned most frequently are: Labor (Education levels, cost) (30%); Pro-business climate (22%); and Low costs (19%), mirroring the reasons provided by those who named Georgia: Labor (Low cost, good quality) (32%); Pro-business climate (29%) and Low costs (29%).
The five states with least favorable business climates are
Califorinia (lowest ranking), New York, Michigan, New Jersey and Massachusetts.
California was cited for having “too much regulation and an anti-business climate” by 58% of respondents, while 37% mention “high costs” and 28% said “taxes.” Among those who named New York as having a “least favorable” business climate, the factors mentioned most frequently are taxes (65%), costs (32%) and anti-business regulation/climate (23%). Michigan’s poor economy (34%), high taxes (31%), and unions (17%) earned it a position in this list.
The only business that is doing well in California is U-Haul!
So BLUE states are not business friendly but RED states are business friendly?
Shocked, again!
EXCELLENT! Thanks for posting this link.
Was looking yesterday for some data like this on blue states.
It is no coincidence - these same 5 states have the largest percentage of Leftist a$$holes and tax leaches in the nation...
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Honestly, I’m surprised South Carolina is not on the list.
California (lowest ranking), New York, Michigan, New Jersey and Massachusetts.
What a coincidence! These are all states I will never move to. Add Louisiana to the list and it is complete!
Good:
Texas (highest ranking), North Carolina, Georgia, Florida/Tennessee (tie) and Nevada.
Another coincidence! Subtract Florida and that is pretty close to my personal ranking.
That’s funny. I have a business in California and I’m doing fine. Still plenty of $$$ in California. Lots of bs to deal with, but the bucks are still here. Don’t believe everything the MSM says.
Come on down, we need lots of folks to work here drilling wells and putting up Pickens’ windmills.
The way Corzine is going. NJ should be at the top of the list by the time he is done with us.
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Tennessee has been doing rather well over the last ten years. Of course to get Volkswagon recently It did cost about 500 million.
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