North Carolina gets top billing for business

RALEIGH, N.C. — Nothing could be finer than to be in (North) Carolina — at least for businesses. That’s according to Forbes’ latest list of Best States for Business, released last week, which ranks the Tar Heel State as tops in the country.

This marks the third consecutive year the state has placed at No. 1 on the list. And it has ranked in the top five overall for 14 straight years.

The list considers a handful of factors, including business costs, labor supply, regulatory environment and economic climate. North Carolina ranks in the top third of states across all six categories of metrics, receiving its highest marks in regulatory environment (first), business costs (fourth) and labor supply (ninth), the publication notes.

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