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For the third year in a row, Virginia leads the nation
in the Forbes.com
Best State for Business study. The review examines multiple objective measurements,
including business cost, regulatory climate, quality of the workforce, and economic
growth. Forbes.com is the official Internet site of the Forbes family of business
publications. Virginia finished in the top 10 in four of the six main categories,
including regulatory environment (1st), quality of its workforce (5th), overall
quality of life (6th), and prospects for growth (8th).
Virginia is among the best states in the country for
doing business, according to CNBC's
list of America's Top States for Business. The survey, in its second year,
ranks states according to 10 broad categories, including the cost of doing business,
the strength of the economy, the cost of living and business friendliness. States
receive points based on 40 measures of competitiveness. Virginia topped the
list in the inaugural study in 2007.
Virginia is one of the top-performing state governments
in America. In Governing Magazine’s Government Performance Project,
Grading
the States 2008 survey, Virginia earned an overall grade of A- for management
of state government. This is testament to Virginia's long-term planning and
management of money, people, infrastructure, and information. Only two other
states received an A- grade.
Virginia is a recipient of the President’s
"E Star" Award in 2008, the nation’s highest award for the
promotion of export business. The International Trade Division provides proven,
innovative programs to assist Virginia companies sell their products and services
into markets worldwide.
Virginia is ranked a Top Pro-Business State by Pollina
Corporate Real Estate. Since the inaugural study in 2004, Virginia has been
ranked #1 twice and has always been among the top three.
The
Pollina Corporate Top 10 Pro-Business States study examines 29
factors relative to states’ efforts to be pro-business, and is the most
comprehensive examination of states to date. The study is limited to factors
over which state government has control. The list reflects state leadership
that truly understands the importance of producing the best job opportunities
available for their constituents. The state governments at the top of the list
understand that they must be very proactive in the international battle to
keep and attract jobs.
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