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The Annual Site Selection Business Climate Survey

The editors of Site Selection are preparing our Annual Business Climate Survey, and we need your help. A key part of the state rankings that appear in our November issue is input from you on building new facilities or expanding existing ones in the United States.

Here's how you can help: Please take five minutes and respond to the simple survey that appears below. The deadline is Friday, September 17, 2010. There are only three questions, and your participation enters you in a drawing to a win a $100 gift cheque

WHICH STATE HAS THE BEST CLIMATE FOR BUSINESS?

1. Based on your experience, what are the top 10 state business climates for corporate facility development and expansion?

  (1)      (2)      (3)   (4)      (5)   

  (6)      (7)      (8)    (9)      (10)   

2. Please grade the following factors according to their relative importance to your site selection and facilities planning processes (10 is of highest importance, 1 is least) :

Ease of permitting and regulatory procedures
Land/building prices and supply
Availability of incentives
Flexibility of incentive programs
Legal climate (tort reform)
State and local tax scheme
Transportation infrastructure
Utility infrastructure
Union activity
Existing work force skills
Elected official leadership
Local Economic Development Strategy
State Economic Development Strategy
Workers' Comp rates
Access to higher education resources
Sustainability and environmental initiatives

3. In your opinion, what three critical factors make your top choice the No. 1 state for overall business climate?

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