Source: Richard Craver, WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 7/4/17



The combination of a solid labor market, good quality of life and low corporate taxes pushed North Carolina to the top of a national list of best places to start a business. The report by FitSmallBusiness.com, released last week, joins a cottage industry of business climate studies. Some studies consistently rank North Carolina in the top five in spite of the lingering shadow from repealed transgender restroom legislation House Bill 2, while other studies have moved the state toward the middle of the pack.

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