North Carolina is consistently recognized for its outstanding business climate, and a recent story on North Carolina Public Radio made a list to that effect, saying that “the positive rankings North Carolina has received from business media outlets [include]:”
- No. 1 Best Business Climate from Site Selection in 2012
- No. 4 Best State for Business and Careers by Forbes in 2012
- No. 4 America’s Top States for Business by CNBC in 2012
According to the same article, North Carolina passed several bills this year that could affect many of the criteria used to create those rankings. Governor McCrory, at the signing of the bills, stated: “Because of this package, job creators will think about relocating to our great state.”
Below is an incomplete list of the criteria that go into North Carolina’s business rankings:
