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America's Top States For Business 2013

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  • Who's living large in Michigan? The governor.

    Twenty-two U.S. governors make over $140,500 a year, and they've been investing in some impressive digs. Click ahead to take a peek at the homes of some top-paid governors.

  • Portland, Oregon
    Oregon's economy: Slackers need not apply

    Oregon has gained a reputation for being culturally diverse, but its tax structure has made it a challenging place for business.

  • Salt Lake City, Utah
    Utah's busy worker bees are on a mission

    Utah’s largest industry is health care. It's no secret that Utah has great snow, but why is the business climate so healthy?

  • New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
    What you won’t see in a Chris Christie campaign ad

    New Jersey’s standing in America's Top States for Business has declined since Gov. Chris Christie took office in 2010. It finishes 42nd this year.

  • Bridge collapse on I-5 near Mount Vernon, Wash., May 23, 2013
    Politicians fiddle while America's bridges decay

    America’s highway bridges are falling apart faster than many states can fix them. And some are making the problem worse.

  • Colorado wants to steal Silicon Valley's start-ups

    Colorado is a great place to do business, especially if your company is a start-up. Note to Silicon Valley: Colorado is looking over your shoulder.

  • Why Airbus chose Alabama for A320 assembly line

    The chairman of Airbus Americas explains why the aircraft manufacturer chose Mobile as the site of a new A320 assembly line, bringing 1,000 jobs to the state.

  • Chicago, Illinois
    Biggest losers in the top states rankings

    New Hampshire, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and California fill out the list with the biggest drops in our America's Top States for Business rankings for 2013.

  • Washington Monument
    Much more to DC's business scene than lobbysists

    Washington might evoke only images of government offices and monuments, but it is also a business hot spot.

  • Oklahoma City
    Oklahoma 'A-OK' with taking jobs from California

    John Steinbeck’s "Grapes of Wrath" told the story of Oklahomans moving to California, but now, Oklahoma is taking jobs from the West Coast. An Oklahoma businessman reveals why.

  • A worker makes denim jeans in Michigan.
    Is 'right to work' law a competitive advantage?

    Unions say right-to-work laws infringe on workers’ collective bargaining rights, and proponents call for a federal law as opposed to the current patchwork of state statutes.

  • Grand Island, Nebraska
    America’s cheapest states to live in 2013

    The Cost of Living is one of the categories we measure as we rank America's Top States for Business. The lower the cost of living, the higher the score.

  • Minnesota's governor destroying business climate

    In this guest blog from Minnesota businessman Dirk Bak, he contends the state's governor and legislature want to destroy the business climate.

  • America's most expensive states to live

    The average cost of one item related to home price, a half-gallon of milk, doctor visit, even a pound of ground beef give an idea of prices in the most expensive areas in 10 states.

  • Chart: How does your state stack up?

    How does your state stack up in CNBC's Top States for Business 2013 Report? Click on the chart to find out.

  • Say what? Twitter stumped over Top State for biz

    South Dakota is CNBC's Top State for Business in 2013; Twitter users never saw it coming.

 

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