Maine is the 11th state to guarantee full-time workers paid sick leave, but the first to allow the time to be used for whatever they wish. States like Maine are turning the tide, helping workers avoid the choice between health and a paycheck.
CNBC's 2019 America's Top States for Business study reveals the places that foster an entrepreneurial ecosystem have a good regulatory environment, low taxes and access to capital, making them the ideal spot to launch a small business.
California is a $5 billion cannabis market, but it is allowing black market sales to fool consumers and excessively taxing entrepreneurs. If the state does not address these issues, cannabis companies will take business to other states.
CNBC unveils its 12th annual America's Top States for Business study. See where your state ranks in 2018.
A lot of data analysis is used to determine America's Top States for Business, an annual CNBC report in its thirteenth year. Our exclusive study scores all 50 states on 64 metrics across 10 categories of competitiveness.
The imbalance of geographic opportunity in the U.S. is resulting in shrinking populations and causing a brain drain of educated workers in many states. To combat this, some states are offering money and other incentives to get people to move there.
Colorado residents are spending $280 on marijuana, the highest average in states where marijuana legalization has passed. The cannabis market has already delivered $1 billion in revenue to Colorado and a first-mover advantage over other states.
Kansas is running a budget surplus this year, and it is a big deal for the state, which saw revenue vanish in a disastrous tax-cutting experiment by former Gov. Sam Brownback. Kansas made the biggest move up CNBC's 2019 Top States for Business.
Workers in lower-income and underserved communities often lack college degrees and industry certificates needed to compete for good jobs. Apprenticeship programs in states including North Carolina, Mississippi and Rhode Island are closing the gap.
Farm states are suffering from a host of challenges, including trade concerns, climate change, depressed commodity prices and a lack of immigrant labor. Bankruptcies are on the rise, threatening the family farm.
In 2018 the US experienced 14 disasters that cost the economy as much or more than $1 billion dollars each. But in terms of risk, all places aren't created equal. These are the states currently most at risk for extreme weather in America.
America depends on China for 80% of its rare earth imports. But mining experts say Wyoming may play a key role in making the U.S. mineral-independent: Its Bear Lodge mountain range is home to an estimated 18 million tons of rare earth.
Within five years as many as 40 U.S. states may legalize sports gambling, and by next year roughly 50% of the U.S. population may have access to betting on games. A 2018 Supreme Court decision opened the challenge to Vegas. New Jersey is gaining.
These states are the cheapest places to live in the US, according to the 2019 CNBC America's Top States for Business study released Wednesday. To determine which states are most affordable, we examined cost of living, housing, food prices and more.
By the numbers, these are America's worst states for business, according to a 2019 CNBC ranking released today. They received low marks for the quality of their workforce, business-friendliness, education and economic growth.
The war between the states for business and jobs has never been more intense, with states paying staggering amounts of taxpayer dollars to woo companies. Here is the ranking of America's Top States for Business in 2019, released by CNBC today.
Virginia snares the No. 1 spot in CNBC's 2019 ranking of America's Top States for Business. Its world-class workforce and business-friendly regulations helped it snare Amazon's HQ2 and attract other companies of all sizes.
Faced with an aging population and unfunded pension liabilities, Pennsylvania is trying to bump up the savings rate. One new initiative: investing $100 in every baby born or adopted in the state for families that open a 529 college savings plan.
Rhode Island finishes last in CNBC's 2019 Top States for Business rankings, released today. The state has a weak economy, a crumbling infrastructure and a high cost of doing business.
About 5,000 people die from opioid overdoses in Ohio each year. It's destroying families and hurting the state's workforce. Now the governor is waging a war against the drug industry. A grassroots effort has also sprung up to curb drug abuse.
Amazon reveals why the company nixed New York for Northern Virginia for its HQ2. Top on its list was the region's talent pipeline. The tech giant used data analysis, including CNBC's Top States for Business study, to make its decision.
Analyzing the data from the CNBC America's Top States for Business study, we reveal the 10 states that get the highest marks for low crime, inclusiveness, a strong health system and a healthy environment.
America's infrastructure needs a major overhaul, yet Washington is stalling. Despite the administration's inaction, these five states have managed to make impactful investments to ensure economic stability and improve its residents' well-being.
These states are the most expensive places to live in America, according to CNBC's 2019 Top States for Business study released Wednesday. CNBC scored all 50 states based on an index of average costs for basic items ranging from groceries to housing.
The war between the states for business and jobs has never been more intense, with states paying staggering amounts of taxpayer dollars to woo companies. Here is the ranking of America's Top States for Business in 2019, released by CNBC today.
By the numbers, these are America's worst states for business, according to a 2019 CNBC ranking released today. They received low marks for the quality of their workforce, business-friendliness, education and economic growth.
Analyzing the data from the CNBC America's Top States for Business study, we reveal the 10 states that get the highest marks for low crime, inclusiveness, a strong health system and a healthy environment.
In CNBC's America's Top States for Business study, we used hard data—including health, crime, environmental quality and inclusiveness—to evaluate quality of life in all 50 states. By the numbers, these 10 states are America's worst places to live.
These states are the cheapest places to live in the US, according to the 2019 CNBC America's Top States for Business study released Wednesday. To determine which states are most affordable, we examined cost of living, housing, food prices and more.
These states are the most expensive places to live in America, according to CNBC's 2019 Top States for Business study released Wednesday. CNBC scored all 50 states based on an index of average costs for basic items ranging from groceries to housing.
There are now more job openings in the US than there are workers, but your chances of landing your dream job are better in some states than in others. Here are the top 10 best bets in 2019, based on CNBC's America's Top States for Business study.
Skilled workers are in short supply in the U.S., thanks to historically low unemployment and a strong economy. Here are the top 10 states winning the war for talent in 2019, according to the CNBC America's Top States for Business ranking.
America's infrastructure is a mess, and experts say it could take $4.5 trillion to fix it. Yet Washington has yet to ratify a bipartisan plan. These 5 states are in the roughest shape, reveals the CNBC 2019 America's Top States for Business study.
America's infrastructure needs a major overhaul, yet Washington is stalling. Despite the administration's inaction, these five states have managed to make impactful investments to ensure economic stability and improve its residents' well-being.
Faced with an aging population and unfunded pension liabilities, Pennsylvania is trying to bump up the savings rate. One new initiative: investing $100 in every baby born or adopted in the state for families that open a 529 college savings plan.
About 5,000 people die from opioid overdoses in Ohio each year. It's destroying families and hurting the state's workforce. Now the governor is waging a war against the drug industry. A grassroots effort has also sprung up to curb drug abuse.
America depends on China for 80% of its rare earth imports. But mining experts say Wyoming may play a key role in making the U.S. mineral-independent: Its Bear Lodge mountain range is home to an estimated 18 million tons of rare earth.
Colorado residents are spending $280 on marijuana, the highest average in states where marijuana legalization has passed. The cannabis market has already delivered $1 billion in revenue to Colorado and a first-mover advantage over other states.
In 2018 the US experienced 14 disasters that cost the economy as much or more than $1 billion dollars each. But in terms of risk, all places aren't created equal. These are the states currently most at risk for extreme weather in America.
Within five years as many as 40 U.S. states may legalize sports gambling, and by next year roughly 50% of the U.S. population may have access to betting on games. A 2018 Supreme Court decision opened the challenge to Vegas. New Jersey is gaining.
Farm states are suffering from a host of challenges, including trade concerns, climate change, depressed commodity prices and a lack of immigrant labor. Bankruptcies are on the rise, threatening the family farm.
The imbalance of geographic opportunity in the U.S. is resulting in shrinking populations and causing a brain drain of educated workers in many states. To combat this, some states are offering money and other incentives to get people to move there.
Amazon reveals why the company nixed New York for Northern Virginia for its HQ2. Top on its list was the region's talent pipeline. The tech giant used data analysis, including CNBC's Top States for Business study, to make its decision.
Bernie Sanders is one of the officials that brought Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet to Vermont. Now the jet is nuclear-capable, and citizens, companies and environmentalists no longer want the program in the state.
CNBC unveils its 12th annual America's Top States for Business study. See where your state ranks in 2018.
CNBC unveils its 9th annual America's Top States for Business. See where your state ranks.
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Where did your state rank last year? How will it stack up in 2014? America's Top States for Business is coming this June.
The war between the states for business and jobs has never been more intense. Nor has it ever been more complicated, thanks to worker shortages, immigration crackdowns, trade tensions and tax reforms. Then there are this November’s elections, with 36 states choosing governors. But what gives some states the edge and leaves others bringing up the rear? America’s Top States for Business will put it all in perspective.
Every year since 2007, CNBC’s exclusive study has ranked all 50 states based on their scores in ten categories of competitiveness. This year’s study subjects the states to 64 metrics across those categories. The tried and true methodology rates the states based on the attributes that matter most to business. To do that, we scour every state’s economic development marketing materials to see what they are pitching to business. The more frequently a selling point appears, the more weight it carries in the study.
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