  
North Carolina has been recognized for its outstanding business climate and quality of life. Here are some recent accolades:
2010 Accolades
- No. 1 Lowest State & Local Tax Burden on Business, Council on State Taxation and Ernst & Young, April 2010
- No. 2 Best State for Business by CEOs, Chief Executive magazine, May/June 2010
- No. 4 America’s Top States for Business survey, CNBC, July 2010
- No. 4 Economic Growth Potential, Business Facilities magazine, July/August 2010
- No. 5 Pro-Business State, Pollina Corporate Real Estate, August 2010
- No. 5 Workforce Training Leaders, Business Facilities magazine, July/August 2010
- No. 6 Best Business Climate, Business Facilities magazine, July/August 2010
- No. 6 Biofuels Manufacturing Research Leaders, Business Facilities magazine, July/August 2010
- No. 7 Biotechnology Strength, Business Facilities magazine, July/August 2010
- 2010 CiCi Awards: A North Carolina economic development project won a Community Impact award -- Talecris Biotherapeutics in Clayton, Trade and Industry Development magazine, March/April 2010
2009 Accolades
- No. 1 Best Business Climate eight of the last nine years, Site Selection magazine, November 2009
- Top place in the U.S. to locate data centers, report, Tishman Technologies, October 2009
- No. 2 Most Competitive State, Site Selection, May 2009
- No. 2 Best State for Business by CEOs, Chief Executive magazine, February 2009
- No. 3 Pro-Business State, Pollina Corporate Real Estate, June 2009
- No. 5, Forbes Best States for Business, September, 2009
- No. 8, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, Top States for Nanotechnology, August, 2009 (Raleigh listed No. 4 for Top Nano Metros)
- No. 9, America's Top States for Business study, CNBC, July 2009 (ranked No. 2 for Workforce)
- 2009 CiCi Awards: Two North Carolina economic development projects won Corporate Investment & Community Impact awards -- Spirit AeroSystems of Kinston and Sutter Street Manufacturing in Hickory, Trade and Industry Development magazine, March 2009
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