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Top 10 Business Friendly States 2008

Chief Executive Magazine named the following as the top 10 business-friendly states for 2008:

Top Digital Cities 2007

The Center for Digital Government has an open survey to all U.S. cities with populations of 30,000 and up. Here are the top performers categorized by city size, with links to their local economic development offices.

Most Competitive Countries 2007

Publisher: 
World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum produced its Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008.  The rankings are:

  1. US
  2. Switzerland
  3. Denmark
  4. Sweden
  5. Germany
  6. Finland
  7. Singapore
  8. Japan
  9. UK
  10. Netherlands

 

CNBC: America's Top States for Business 2007

Publisher: 
CNBC

CNBC ranked all 50 states for business.  The top 10 are:

Top States for Business 2007

Publisher: 
Forbes.com

Forbes.com ranked states on a number of factors, including business climate, labor, growth, regulatory environment, quality of life and other factors. The top ten states in the Forbes.com Best States for Business for 2007 are:

Top Countries for Information Technology 2007

Publisher: 
World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum offers the Global Information Technology Report 2006-2007. The report applies the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) to measure country preparedness for information and communication technology.  The top ten countries in 2006-2007 are ranked as follows:

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