Monday, August 21, 2006

Forbes Ranks Utah, Colorado, Idaho In Top 10 States for Business

Forbes, in its latest special report, "The Best States for Business", has ranked Utah, Colorado, and Idaho in the top ten states for business. The magazine, which ranks the states by business costs, economic climate, growth prospects, labor, quality of life and regulatory environment, ranked Utah as number four on its list. Colorado ranked number five, and Idaho at number six. Among other area states on the list, was Arizona, which was ranked 15th overall but number one in terms of economic climate. Trailing all fifty states was Louisiana, which ranked 50th overall.