It is interesting to note that Utah is ranked very high compaired to other States.
Ranked:
No. 1 'Best States For Business' (Forbes Magazine, 2010)
No. 1 'Most Fiscally Fit State' (Forbes Magazine, 2010)
No. 1 'Best Quality of Life' (Business Facilities Magazine)
No. 1 'U of U no 1 Reasearch Institution for Startups' (Association of University Technology Managers, 2010)
No. 2 'Best Education Climate' (Business Facilities Magazine, 2010)
No. 2 Provo 'Fastest Growing Midsize Metro Market in America' (Portflio.com 1010)
No. 3 Salt Lake International Airport 'Best U.S. Airports' (Zagat Airline Survey, 2010)
No. 5 Salt Lake City 'Best Cities for The Next Decade' (Kiplinger, 2010)
No. 7 'Most Competitive States For Buisness' (Beacon Hill Institute, 2010)
No. 8 'Top States for Buisness' (CNBC, 2010)
No. 8 'Best Transportation Infrastructure' (Business Facilities Magazine, 2010)
No. 9 'States that will Create The Most Jobs Annually Through 2015' (IHS Global Insight, 2010)
No. 9 'Best Business State' (Chief Executive Magazine Annual CEO Survey, 2010)
Source: EDCU http://www.edcutah.org/
It looks like we have weathered the storm and will be coming out on top.
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