Kathy Mussio, Managing Partner, Atlas Insight, LLC (Fall 2012)
Kathy Mussio, Managing Partner, Atlas Insight, comments on the results of Area Development's 2012 Top States for Doing Business survey of location consultants.
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Daniel H. Levine, Principal, MetroCompare (Fall 2012)
Dan Levine, Principal, MetroCompare LLC, comments on the results of Area Development's 2012 Top States for Doing Business survey of location consultants.
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Scott Redabaugh, Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle (Fall 2012)
Scott Redabaugh, Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle, comments on the results of Area Development's 2012 Top States for Doing Business survey of location consultants.
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Eric Stavriotis, Jones Lang LaSalle (Fall 2012)
Eric Stavriotis, Senior VP, Strategic Consulting, Jones Lang LaSalle, comments on the results of Area Development's 2012 Top States for Doing Business survey of location consultants.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Fall 2012)
Oklahoma ranked tenth overall among the Top States for Doing Business. The state also ranked fifth for both its incentives programs and as a leader in work force development programs, and also tied for fifth as one of the states leading in the economic recovery. Those standings are a testament to the fact that Oklahoma has continued to strive to improve its economic development platform and remove impediments that have been standing in the way of business expansion.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Fall 2012)
Mississippi once again ranked ninth overall
among the Top States for Doing Business.
Mississippi scored high in several categories, including
ranking among the top-five positions for its competitive
utility rates, competitive labor costs, speed
of permitting, and overall cost of doing business.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Fall 2012)
Indiana ranked eighth overall among the Top
States for Doing Business. The state tied for a number-
one ranking for its rail and highway accessibility.
It also scored in the top five in several other categories
including tying for third among states that are
leading in the economic recovery.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Fall 2012)
Tennessee ranked seventh overall among the Top
States for Doing Business - up one spot compared
to 2011 survey results. Tennessee also scored the top
ranking for its overall infrastructure and global
access, and also beat out its competitors in ranking
first for its distribution/logistics hub access.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Fall 2012)
Louisiana has taken a very aggressive, targeted
approach to improve its business climate over the
past five years, and those efforts are clearly paying
off. Louisiana ranked sixth overall among the Top
States for Doing Business - the same spot that the
state held in the 2011 survey. Louisiana also ranked
in the top five in several key categories. Most
notably, the state ranked first for its cooperative
state government and second for both its incentives
programs and as a state that is leading in the economic
recovery.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Fall 2012)
North Carolina took fifth place among the Top
States for Doing Business, up from seventh place in
2011 and eighth in 2010. The state ranked second
(tied) for its overall labor climate because of its
availability of skilled labor, competitive labor costs,
and leading work force development programs.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Fall 2012)
For the third consecutive
year, Alabama was among the
top five states for doing business.
Alabama was also first for competitive
labor costs and near the top of the list for
its work force development programs.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Fall 2012)
Georgia ranked third among the Top States for
Doing Business. Its consistent, high-level performance
is the result of a pro-business government and
diverse economy, including aerospace, agribusiness,
IT, advanced manufacturing, and logistics and distribution.
The life sciences industry continues to show
strong gains in the state, generating about $23 billion
annually toward the GDP and employing more
than 100,000 workers.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Fall 2012)
South Carolina is on a roll - the Palmetto State
brought in a total investment of $3.37 billion from
new and expanding businesses in 2011.
Manufacturing is also on the mend, with total
exports up by 21 percent last year. These are just
some of the reasons South Carolina was ranked second
by the consultants among the Top States for
Doing Business, up from fourth place in 2011.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Fall 2012)
Everyone knows it's tough to topple Texas - the
Lone Star State ranked first last year in this survey
and, with more than 200 mentions, is again the Top
State for Doing Business. Texas has a diverse economy,
skilled work force, no corporate or personal
income taxes, and a state government that is committed
to tort reform and economic development.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Fall 2012)
For the third consecutive year, Area Development magazine's editors
have conducted a survey of a select group of highly respected location
consultants who work with a nationwide client base.
We asked the consultants to name their top-5 state choices in
14 site selection categories.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Fall 2011)
For the second year in a row, Area Development has conducted a survey of a select group of highly respected location consultants who work with a nationwide client base. We asked the consultants to name their top-5 state choices in 12 site selection categories.
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