- A state level economic development team, who is visible and accessible to the site selection community, is able to share valuable insight in addition to raw data, and can help match project and new investment opportunities with appropriate locations — This includes senior leadership who are willing to meaningfully engage with consultants and their clients in situations where final opinions are being formed.
- A robust choice of clearly defined property solutions in more densely populated metro areas, lower cost rural areas, and intermediate locations, which can result in acceptable compromise on some mix of these types of locations.
- A mix of programs that can demonstrate a clear ability to minimize the risk and cost associated with delivering and operating a new facility — Such programs relate to workforce recruiting and training, one time and recurring tax minimization, property related due diligence, and infrastructure and supply chain resources that support target industry.
TOP STATES FOR DOING BUSINESS 2021
- 1. Georgia
- 2. Texas
- 3. Tennessee
- 4. South Carolina
- 5. North Carolina
- 6. Alabama
- 7. Indiana
- 8. Virginia
- 9. Ohio
- 10. Florida
- 11. Arizona
- 12. Mississippi
- 13. Louisiana
- 14. California
- 15. Nevada
- 16. Kentucky
- 17. Utah
- 18. Oklahoma
- 19. New York
- 20. Kansas
Individual Categories
Overall Cost of Doing Business
- 1. Georgia
- 2T. North Carolina
- 2T. Alabama
- 4T. Texas
- 4T. Tennessee
- 4T. South Carolina
- 7. Mississippi
- 8. Indiana
- 9T. Florida
- 9T. Arizona
Business Incentives Programs
- 1. South Carolina
- 2. Georgia
- 3. Alabama
- 4. Tennessee
- 5T. Indiana
- 5T. Mississippi
- 7T. North Carolina
- 7T. Virginia
- 7T. Louisiana
- 10. Texas
Access to Capital & Project Funding
- 1. California
- 2. Texas
- 3. New York
- 4. Massachusetts
- 5. Georgia
- 6. North Carolina
- 7. Illinois
- 8. Florida
- 9T. Tennessee
- 9T. Arizona
Competitive Labor Environment
- 1T. Georgia
- 1T. Texas
- 3. North Carolina
- 4. Florida
- 5T. Tennessee
- 5T. Virginia
- 5T. Arizona
- 8. Indiana
- 9T. South Carolina
- 9T. Alabama
Workforce Development Programs
- 1. Georgia
- 2T. Virginia
- 2T. Louisiana
- 4. South Carolina
- 5. Alabama
- 6T. North Carolina
- 6T. Tennessee
- 8T. Arizona
- 8T. Ohio
- 10T. Texas
- 10T. Florida
- 10T. California
Energy Availability & Costs
- 1. Tennessee
- 2. Georgia
- 3. Texas
- 4. North Carolina
- 5. Washington
- 6T. South Carolina
- 6T. Kentucky
- 8T. Arizona
- 8T. Alabama
- 10. Oklahoma
Logistics & Infrastructure
- 1. Texas
- 2. Georgia
- 3T. Tennessee
- 3T. Indiana
- 5T. Virginia
- 5T. South Carolina
- 7. Ohio
- 8. California
- 9. North Carolina
- 10T. Kentucky
- 10T. Illinois
Site-Readiness Programs
- 1. Tennessee
- 2. Georgia
- 3. North Carolina
- 4T. South Carolina
- 4T. Ohio
- 6T. Virginia
- 6T. Indiana
- 8. Alabama
- 9T. Texas
- 9T. Arizona
- 9T. Kentucky
Available Real Estate
- 1T. Texas
- 1T. Georgia
- 3. North Carolina
- 4T. Ohio
- 4T. South Carolina
- 6. Tennessee
- 7T. Arizona
- 7T. Alabama
- 9. Indiana
- 10. Florida
Cooperative & Responsive State Government
- 1. Georgia
- 2. Tennessee
- 3. Indiana
- 4. South Carolina
- 5. North Carolina
- 6T. Alabama
- 6T. Virginia
- 8. Mississippi
- 9. Arizona
- 10T. Texas
- 10T. Ohio
Corporate Tax Environment
- 1. Texas
- 2. Florida
- 3T. Nevada
- 3T. North Carolina
- 5. Tennessee
- 6. Ohio
- 7T. Indiana
- 7T. South Dakota
- 9. Georgia
- 10T. Utah
- 10T. Wyoming
Favorable Regulatory Environment
- 1. South Carolina
- 2. Texas
- 3T. Georgia
- 3T. Alabama
- 5. Indiana
- 6. Tennessee
- 7. Mississippi
- 8T. Arizona
- 8T. Nevada
- 10T. North Carolina
- 10T. Florida
- 10T. Utah
Speed of Permitting
- 1. Alabama
- 2. South Carolina
- 3. Georgia
- 4. Mississippi
- 5. Texas
- 6. Tennessee
- 7. Virginia
- 8. North Carolina
- 9T. Arizona
- 9T. Louisiana
- 9T. Indiana
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Categories:
- Overall Cost of Doing Business
- Business Incentive Programs
- Access to Capital & Project Funding
- Competitive Labor Environment
- Workforce Development Programs
- Energy Availability & Costs
- Logistics & Infrastructure
- Site-Readiness Programs
- Available Real Estate
- Cooperative & Responsive State Government
- Corporate Tax Environment
- Favorable Regulatory Environment
- Speed of Permitting