America's Top States For Business 2013

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

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• A happy state can be a healthy state for business

  11:29 AM ET Mon, 15 July 2013

  To determine America's Top States for Business for Quality of Life, we looked at a variety of factors, including crime, health care, local attractions and environmental quality.

• The Most Improved States for Business 2013

  6:57 PM ET Tue, 9 July 2013

  More than a couple of states can make a case for most-improved status in the areas of Economy, Infrastructure, Workforce and Business Friendliness.

• Hawaii: The Worst State for Business in America

  6:10 PM ET Wed, 10 July 2013

  Life's not always a beach in Hawaii: The Aloha State is ranked as America's Worst State for Business in America 2013.

• Texas falls to No. 2 among Top Business States

  12:39 PM ET Thu, 14 Nov 2013

  Texas, which has never finished below No. 2 in CNBC's Top States for Business, drops from first to second in 2013.

• North Dakota moves up to No. 3 State for Business

  12:40 PM ET Thu, 14 Nov 2013

  North Dakota moves up from fifth place to third place in the Top States for Business 2013, as shale oil continues its creation of a new economic powerhouse.

• Nebraska rises to no. 4 Top State for Business

  8:13 PM ET Fri, 12 July 2013

  Nebraska cracks the top five in CNBC's Top States for Business for the first time, landing at No. 4 in 2013, thanks to a high score for business friendliness.

• The No. 5 Top State for Business Is...It's a Tie!

  12:45 PM ET Thu, 14 Nov 2013

  Virginia and Utah finish in a tie at No. 5 in CNBC's Top States for Business 2013. The first top-five tie in Top State history is a bit of comedown for three time champ Virginia.

• States control your health-care fate, not Obama

  11:04 AM ET Mon, 15 July 2013

  Tens of millions of individuals and small businesses planning to buy health insurance under the new exchanges will find U.S. states controlling their fate, not President Obama.

• States battle for business with fatter war chests

  12:07 PM ET Mon, 15 July 2013

  Fighting to attract business—and jobs—takes money. And this year, states finally have some more ammunition to bring into battle.

• The new geography of American prosperity

  12:03 PM ET Mon, 15 July 2013

  The reality today is that all things are not equal among states. Americans migrate toward job growth, and job growth in some states is undeniably outpacing job growth in others.

• Top US states for new manufacturing jobs

  12:06 PM ET Mon, 15 July 2013

  Which are the top states for the creation manufacturing jobs? Here's the countdown.

• How shale oil boom is ‘fracking’ the old order

  11:05 AM ET Mon, 15 July 2013

  When we launched Top States for Business in 2007, North Dakota was nowhere on the list. Now it's growth and employment numbers are the envy of the nation.

• States bring renewed swagger to Top States 2013

  11:55 AM ET Mon, 22 July 2013

  CNBC has been ranking all 50 states for competitiveness since 2007. This year's report comes as states continue to get back in fighting shape—fighting for jobs, that is.