A worker moves a roll of carpet at the Dixie Group in North Georgia. Dixie Group has purchased textile manufacturer Burtco Enterprises Inc. for $2.3 million.TOP TEN STATE BUSINESS CLIMATES 2014
1) Georgia2) Louisiana3) North Carolina4) Texas5) Ohio6) South Carolina7) Tennessee8) Kentucky9) Alabama10) VirginiaSource: Site Selection magazine
For the second consecutive year, Georgia has been rated the No. 1 state in the nation for business by Site Selection magazine.
The business publication said surveys of corporate site selectors, plus the state's record of recruitment and performance, put the Peach State above all others in the annual ranking.
"Our new plant database of new and expanding facilities and our annual survey of corporate site selectors have placed Georgia once again at the top of our ranking of state business climates, following a first-place finish in 2013 and top 5 showings the previous five years," Site Selection Editor Mark Arend said in a statement today. "Our readers regularly point to Georgia's workforce training program, Quick Start; the Port of Savannah and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and other logistics assets; and its pro-business state leadership and economic development infrastructure statewide as the main reasons they choose Georgia locations."
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