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Virginia is more business friendly than Maryland and this can easily be backed by facts/stats. That's not to say that there are not many other advantages to MD, but business friendliness is not one of them:

Virginia is Victorious — Again — In CNBC's Top States For Business
The Old Dominion State returns as America’s Top State for Business in 2011, and we’re starting to detect a pattern here.

Virginia topped our inaugural study in 2007 with Texas at number two. In 2008, they switched positions and Texas took the title. In 2009 , it was Virginia/Texas. In 2010, Texas/Virginia.

This year, Virginia powers back to the top spot with the best overall score in the history of our study — 1,660 out of 2,500 points. Texas slips back to number two with a respectable 1,578 points.

Trust us. We couldn’t have planned it this way, and if we could have, we might have mixed things up a bit.

Our fifth annual study once again puts all 50 states to the test, measuring them on 43 different metrics in ten key categories of competitiveness. We weight those categories based on how frequently the states use them as selling points to attract business. That way, we hold the states to their own standards, and tell you how they measure up.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/43381920/Virginia_is_Victorious_Again_In_CNBC_s_Top_States_For_Business

by Falls Church on Nov 10, 2011 12:12 pm • link • report