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Texas Ranked Number 1 on List of States with the Best Business Climate
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 at 3:53pm. 568 Views, 9 Comments.
According to Site Selection magazine, the state of Texas currently has the best business climate in the country. In being placed in the number one spot, Texas effectively ousted North Carolina from the position, which it has held for the past 10 years.
Atlas Van Lines’ annual study of corporate relocations in 2010, Texas saw more than 7,200 inbound relocations compared to just 5,300 outbound relocations. In all, 58 percent of inbound corporate relocations went to Texas. Furthermore, more than 40 percent of the new jobs created in the United States since June 2009 were created in Texas.
Despite these impressive figures, Site Selection analyzed a number of different factors in order to determine its 2011 rankings. Half of the total score was based on…
Austin Ranks Well On Many Surveys
Saturday, January 9th, 2010 at 10:58am. 1168 Views, 1 Comments.
Austin and Central Texas are at the top of many lists in terms of educational attainment, quality of life, low crime rates, economic growth potential and many other areas. Here's a look at a few of the honors that Austin and the Central Texas area have received over the past year:
- Austin was ranked number one by the Milken Institute for creating jobs, with the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood MSA ranking second.
- Austin was ranked #2 out of 100 metro areas for employment potential and for having the highest metropolitan growth potential (MGP) by Business Week and The Brookings Institute.
- Austin was ranked #9 by CNN-Money as being one of the best places to start a business
- Portfolio.com ranked Austin as #1 out of the 100 largest cities for job creation…
