CHEYENNE - Pollina Corporate Top Ten Pro-Business States 2006:
America's Economy In The 21st Century study ranks Wyoming fifth in
the nation for its progressive pro-business policies that result in job
growth.
The study, which evaluates state and federal economic development
policies, was unveiled today at the Manufacturing Week trade show in
Chicago. The top ten states, in order, are: South Carolina, Virginia,
South Dakota, North Carolina, Wyoming, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, Alabama and Kansas.
Wyoming advanced to fifth in comparison to its sixth place in 2005.
The
Top 10 Pro-Business States study attributes Wyoming's high ranking
to
being a right-to-work state with no personal or corporate income
taxes
and having low operating costs for business.
"Wyoming's economic development program is innovative in the
services it provides to companies of all sizes and the communities
that
support them," said Mark Willis, director of the Business and
Industry
Division of the Wyoming Business Council. "And perhaps equally
important, the state knows how to stay out of the way when it is
appropriate, allowing the flexibility required to be successful in
today's global business environment."
The report praises Wyoming for its "pro-business policies that
result
in job growth," which helps it create a "conducive business
atmosphere," said Dr. Ronald R. Pollina, the study's author.
"While many of the overseas job losses are inevitable, a surprising
number of jobs can be kept in the US if we follow Wyoming's example
and make the right efforts to work with businesses," said Pollina,
who
is president of Pollina Corporate Real Estate.
The study is limited to factors over which state government has
control. The study ranks states based on many factors, including:
taxes, human resources, right-to-work legislation, energy costs,
infrastructure spending, workers compensation legislation, jobs lost
or
gained, incentive programs and state economic development
departments.
Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Inc. is a corporate site relocation
firm. The company has done the Top Ten Pro Business Study since
2004.
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