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For the fourth 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 has done it again. CNBC has named Virginia “America’s Top State for Business”. The review, in its third 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. Virginia received CNBC’s top ranking in 2007 and was ranked second in 2008.
Virginia is ranked the Top Pro-Business State by Pollina
Corporate Real Estate. 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.
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.
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