The January/February 2007 edition of Chief Executive Magazine named the following as the top 10 business-friendly states for 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 for 2006 categorized by city size, with links to their local economic development offices.

Morgan Quitno Press has publications on state and city rankings, including smart states. The top ten states to receive the Smartest State 2006 awards are:

Forbes.com takes a careful and intellectual approach to provide a Global Competitiveness Report that ranks countries on their ability to make the best use of their resources to be productive and therefore competitive. The report looks at a number of factors including policies, financial management, protection of property rights, regulatory enforcement and the quality of the judicial system.