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10/20 2009

The Best States For Business

By Kurt Badenhausen, Forbes.com, Oct. 6, 2009
The carnage of the economic downturn is everywhere with bankruptcies, foreclosures and unemployment soaring nationwide. None of the 50 states are immune. Only two, Alaska and North Dakota, are expected to see employment gains this year. Maryland, North Dakota and Virginia (by a hair) are the only states where the economy is projected to expand in 2009. Housing? Every state saw a decline in median home prices last year.Amid this mess, Virginia nabbed the top spot with the best business climate in the country for the fourth straight year. READ MORE

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10/9 2009

The Best States For Business

By Kurt Badenhausen, Forbes.com, Oct. 6, 2009
The carnage of the economic downturn is everywhere with bankruptcies, foreclosures and unemployment soaring nationwide. None of the 50 states are immune. Only two, Alaska and North Dakota, are expected to see employment gains this year. Maryland, North Dakota and Virginia (by a hair) are the only states where the economy is projected to expand in 2009. Housing? Every state saw a decline in median home prices last year. READ MORE