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Chief Executive Magazine - Best States for Business 2010

Chief Executive magazine asked leading CEO's to grade the states on taxes, regulations, workforce quality including employee work ethic, general education level of the workforce, and living environment.  Chief Executive magazine's 2010 top ten states for business are as follows:

  1. Texas
  2. North Carolina
  3. Tennessee
  4. Virginia
  5. Nevada
  6. Florida
  7. Georgia
  8. Colorado
  9. Utah
  10. South Carolina