August 7, 200719 yr They were ranked #33 in 2006. Virginia ranked #1 and Tennessee came in at #14. Ohio was #38. #41 Kentucky 2006 Rank-33 Business Costs Rank-16 Labor Rank-41 Regulatory Environment-28 Economic Climate-48 Growth Prospects-25 Quality Of Life-34 http://www.forbes.com/2007/07/10/washington-virginia-utah-biz-cz_kb_0711bizstates_slide_41.html?thisSpeed=3000
August 7, 200719 yr My home state is #1 :dancingpa Goodness knows they won't be #1 in NCAA football or basketball anytime soon. At least we FINALLY won something! :lol:
August 7, 200719 yr Author My home state is #1 :dancingpa Goodness knows they won't be #1 in NCAA football, basketball anytime soon. At least we FINALLY won something! :lol: Well I was actually born is Wise Co. so....:dancingpa :dancingpa :lol:
August 7, 200719 yr Well I was actually born is Wise Co. so....:dancingpa :dancingpa :lol: I was born in Portsmouth, wasn't there very long before the Navy asked my father to move again. When it came time to choosing a favorite college team to root for, I chose the Cavaliers.
August 7, 200719 yr They were ranked #33 in 2006. Virginia ranked #1 and Tennessee came in at #14. Ohio was #38. #41 Kentucky 2006 Rank-33 Business Costs Rank-16 Labor Rank-41 Regulatory Environment-28 Economic Climate-48 Growth Prospects-25 Quality Of Life-34 http://www.forbes.com/2007/07/10/washington-virginia-utah-biz-cz_kb_0711bizstates_slide_41.html?thisSpeed=3000 Ouch...Economic Climate 48. :creepy:
August 7, 200719 yr Wow...I would have never thought 41st. If I was Ernie, I would demand a recount before he gets booted out...I mean voted out.
August 7, 200719 yr Top 4 at least are right to work states. Don't think it's a coincidence. That is one thing Fletcher tried to change but was defeated.
August 8, 200719 yr Top 4 at least are right to work states. Don't think it's a coincidence. That is one thing Fletcher tried to change but was defeated. Thank God for small favors .
August 8, 200719 yr Top 4 at least are right to work states. Don't think it's a coincidence. That is one thing Fletcher tried to change but was defeated. Good point. How ironic it is that unions who are supposed to be so concerned with the rights of workers are so adamently opposed to workers' rights to choose whether or not to participate in the union itself.
August 8, 200719 yr The shocker and sad one is Michigan at #46. I don't really consider it a shocker. The collapse of GM and Ford have to be major factors in this ranking imo. According to the Forbes article, Michigan ranks #50 in economic climate (thanks to the economic demise of the auto industry), #44 in labor rank (thanks to the UAW), #47 in growth potential (again this is probably auto industry related since so many small businesses in Michigan that manufacture component parts for the auto industry are dependent on the health of the auto industry), and #40 in business costs which is probably a combination of regulatory costs and unionized labor costs.
August 9, 200719 yr I guess it depends on your business....ours grew by almost double digit figures last year alone....
August 9, 200719 yr The shocker and sad one is Michigan at #46. It's not a shocker whatsoever....I used to be a mortgage banker and when we did loans in Michigan we noticed many, many depriciating markets in the state, this was due to the loss of thousands of blue collar jobs...Michigan is beautiful, but is hurting BIG TIME.
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