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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Tennessee, Virginia and Alabama are the top-ranked states, respectively, in BF’s flagship Best Business Climate ranking. Tennessee is proud to be a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages. Ten years ago, they were the first to use iPads to train workers,” Rogers noted. TN TOPS IN BUSINESS CLIMATE.

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COVER STORY: 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Entries from 17 states that jousted for our top awards included a biotech mega-complex in Georgia, a world- class commercial aircraft assembly facility in Alabama, a yogurt plant in Idaho and even a refinery in Philadelphia. Personal income impact estimated at $273 million (direct). billion cracker unit will produce 1.4M billion.

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