Mark Arend

2025 BUSINESS CLIMATE RANKINGS: Texas Tops Business Climate Rankings Again

Jurisdictions in Arizona and Texas top our annual look at leading U.S. counties by corporate project impact.

Kentucky ranks No. 4 in the nation in FDI jobs as a percentage of overall employment.

Virginia takes keeping its tech-talent pond well stocked very seriously.

Virginia takes keeping its tech-talent pond well stocked very seriously.

Texas wins for the 13th year in a row and South Dakota repeats as the per-capita champ. Editor Emeritus Mark Arend talks to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (now U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security) and new South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden about their states’ success. “Freedom” is a common thread.

Here’s how some places are addressing the critical shortage of STEM workers.

Find out how states are performing across a set of measures that gauge workforce-related aspects of a state’s overall employment climate.

Texas and Ohio return to the top of their rankings despite pandemic-based challenges that brought multi-tasking to a whole new level for their chief executives.

How Many Branches Are in the Silicon Forest?