business climate

December 6, 2025

NC named best business climate in nation, after 2nd place in 2021

July 20, 2022 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH— North Carolina has been named the Best Business Climate in the nation by Business Facilities magazine, with Virginia, Utah, Texas and Tennessee in second through fifth place. The magazine’s complete 2022 Annual Rankings Report […]

NC ties Georgia for 2020 top national business climate

November 4, 2020 NSJ staff

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — North Carolina held the No. 2 spot in the magazine’s annual business climates study for five straight years before rising to the top spot this year. North Carolina enjoyed a six-year […]