NEW: Best States for Business - Forbes Magazine
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
According to the 6th Annual report issued by Forbes, Utah ranked #1 as a business environment and the New England states rank between #18 and #50.
Forbes measured:
Business costs rank
Labor supply rank
Regulatory environment rank
Economic climate rank
Growth prospects rank
Quality of life rank
Rhode Island and New England
Rhode Island came in at #48 for best for business scoring ahead of only Hawaii (#49) and Maine (#50). Rhode Island's best scores were for Growth Prospects - where the state ranked #17 and for Quality of Life #18.
According to Forbes, "The worst states for business continue to be dominated by those in the northeast including: New Jersey (No. 44), Vermont (No. 45), Rhode Island (No. 48) and Maine which lands at No. 50 for a second straight year. Maine suffers from energy costs 31% above the national average, stagnant population growth and anemic forecasts when it comes to job and gross state product growth."
Massachusetts ranked #1 for Quality of Life.
Rhode Island ranked #50 for Regulatory environment.
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Comments:
guy smily
9:14am on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Yes, Rhode Island near the bottom once again in another poll! That should be your headline!