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LOCATION FOCUS: Kansas – Diversification From The Ground Up

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Highly skilled and educated workforce. SUNFLOWER COMMERCE PARK OPENS IN WICHITA, KS. Whether it’s through a pipeline of highly educated workers or energy costs 18 percent lower than the national average, our community has something for every company. Low operating costs and low cost of living. Business-friendly policies.

Kansas 49
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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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Tennessee is proud to be a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages. The states that have put the assets in place today to support a thriving cybersecurity industry—including STEM-oriented higher education programs with cyber-specific degrees and R&D facilities working in tandem with national security agencies, the U.S.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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For example, this year we supplemented our traditional Best Education Climate ranking with a scorecard of the states that emerged out front in the fierce competition for federal Race to the Top education funding. billion in Federal individual income taxes, and $1.9 billion in state individual income taxes. percent.

Iowa 69