States were ranked in each of the 12 site selection categories based on the number of times they were named as a "top-5" choice by the responding consultants. Next, a top-5 state's ranking in each of the 12 categories was assigned a weight in accordance with its position in these individual categories. Based on these total weighted scores, Texas is far and away the consultants' #1 choice for doing business, followed by Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina (with weighted scores only a point apart), and finally Indiana in the #5 spot. Taking the #6-#10 rankings based on weighted scores are Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, and - surprisingly - California, in that order.
2011 Top States for Doing Business
#1
TEXAS
2
GEORGIA
3
ALABAMA
4
SOUTH CAROLINA
5
INDIANA
6
LOUISIANA
7
NORTH CAROLINA
8
TENNESSEE
9
MISSISSIPPI
10
CALIFORNIA
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