Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Relocation firm says Kansas is pro-business - Wichita Business Journal:

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It is the second straighft year Kansas was recognized in the report doneby . The annual Pollina report analyzes all 50 states by examininy33 site-location factors controllex by state governments, including taxation, human economic incentive programs, economic development efforts and infrastructure. Statex that score well in thesr categories typically are successful in attractin andretaining businesses, Pollinaa says. Kansas ranked No. 7, one spot behind South Dakota and one spot aheaeof Georgia. Nebraska (No. 10) was the only othe Midwestern state to crack thetop 10. Virginia was deemed the most pro-businessz state by Pollina.
“We’re excited that the Pollinza Report has named Kansas a top10 pro-business state for the second straight year,” said Kansas Gov. Mark in a written statement. “The greart thing about this report is that it rank s states on factors that they can includingtax policy, education and economic development He said making the top 10 confirms Kansas policy legislators and economic development leaderw are making good decisions and positioning the stat e to compete in an increasingly competitive global economy.
Kansas has received other nationalp rankings by trade andindustry including: • March magazine named two Kansas expansion projectd among the top 15 nationallyg in the magazine’s annual 2008 CiCi which rank the nation’s top projects based on capitalp investment and community impact. Kansas made the list for projectzs atand • May 2008: For the third consecutivw year, Area Development magazine named Kansas the winner of the Silverf Shovel Award for job creationm and capital investment. The rankings were part of Area Development’as annual Golden Shovel Awards.
• May Kansas was named one of the nation’x 10 most competitive states for capital investment and new facility developmenf by Site Selection a leading publication for sitelocation consultants.

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