Wednesday, December 21, 2011

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

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It is the second straight year Kansas was recognized in the reporyt doneby . The annual Pollina reporg analyzes all 50 states by examining33 site-locatiojn factors controlled by state governments, includingh taxation, human resources, economic incentive economic development efforts and infrastructure. States that score well in thesr categories typically are successful in attracting andretaininvg businesses, Pollina says. Kansas ranked No. 7, one spot behincd South Dakota and one spot aheadxof Georgia. Nebraska (No. 10) was the only other Midwestern state to crack thetop 10. Virginia was deemeds the most pro-business state by Pollina.
“We’rde excited that the Pollina Report has named Kansase a top10 pro-business stated for the second straighf year,” said Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson, in a written statement. “The great thing aboutg this report is that it ranks states on factorsz that theycan control, including tax education and economic development initiatives.” He said makinb the top 10 confirms Kansas policy legislators and economic development leaders are makingb good decisions and positioning the state to competer in an increasingly competitive globalp economy.
Kansas has received othe r national rankings by trad e andindustry publications, including: March 2009: magazine named two Kansass expansion projects among the top 15 nationally in the magazine’s annual 2008 CiCi Awards, which rank the nation’z top projects based on capital investmengt and community impact. Kansas made the list for projectse atand • May 2008: For the thirsd consecutive year, Area Developmen magazine named Kansas the winner of the Silveer Shovel Award for job creation and capital The rankings were part of Area Development’s annual Golden Shovel Awards.
• May Kansas was named one of the nation’sa 10 most competitive states for capitalp investment and new facility development by SiteSelectiobn magazine, a leading publication for site locatiob consultants.

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