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CNBC announced Wednesday that Colorado ranked No. 5 among America’s Top States for Business with a score of 1,135 out of a possible 2,021 points in an exclusive survey. Last year, Colorado ranked seventh.
According to the survey, Colorado ranked in the top 10 for business friendliness and quality of life and in the top 15 for economy, access to capital, workforce and technology and innovation.
Colorado was among the first states to be hit by the housing crisis, but its efforts to court “The New Energy Economy” are paying off, CNBC said in a statement. The Denver Post
How they stack up
CNBC’s ranking of best states for business:
1. Texas
2. Virginia
3. Utah
4. Idaho
5. Colorado
6. North Carolina
7. South Dakota
8. Georgia
9. Iowa
10. Minnesota
11. Kansas
