Jan 19, 2012
In a new study by Ernst & Young, Missouri ranked highest in five of the eight business categories examined, including business friendliness. Taxes examined in the report included corporate income taxes, franchise taxes, sales and use taxes on business purchases, and local property taxes. The ...
read full article »Dec 09, 2011
The core of the Springfield, Missouri region, Greene County, has been named fifth in the Top 10 Mid-Sized Counties in the nation in a newly created “Fourth Economy Community (FEC) Index”. Fourth Economy Consulting launched the new index highlighting communities ideally positioned to ...
read full article »Dec 02, 2011
Kiplinger ranked Springfield tenth in the 10 U.S. Cities with the Cheapest Cost of Living. Kiplinger ranked the least expensive places to live using data from the U.S. Census (metropolitan statistical areas only) and the ACCRA Cost of Living Index, which is assembled by the Council for Community ...
read full article »Jul 26, 2011
Business Insider ranked Missouri #7 in The Ten States Most Friendly To Business. The rankings demonstrate the top states for taxes and regulations. It took into account each states' cost of living, local tax burden, and budget outlook. View full ...
read full article »Jul 16, 2010
In a CNBC special report “America’s Top States for Business 2010” released this week, Missouri ranked fifth in the nation for the cost of doing business. The report analyzed public data to score states’ competitiveness with 40 different measurements and used input ...
read full article »Apr 16, 2010
For the fourth year in a row, Forbes magazine has ranked Springfield in the top 50 Best Places for Business and Careers. In the 2010 list, Springfield ranked 42nd out of 200 U.S. metropolitan areas, placing it in the top 25% based on cost of doing business, project job growth and education ...
read full article »Mar 16, 2009
Quality of life in the Springfield area received high marks from bizjournals' "Best Quality of Life" ranking. The Springfield metropolitan area ranked #40 out of 124 mid-sized metropolitan areas on the list. The study assessed 20 statistical categories using the latest Census Bureau data. The ...
read full article »Feb 06, 2009
Springfield ranked in the top 50 Best Places for Business and Careers for the third year in a row. Out of 200 U.S. metropolitan areas, Springfield ranked 36th in 2009 in the Forbes magazine list. View ...
read full article »Feb 01, 2009
The Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University rated the State of Missouri an "A" for tax climate in its 2009 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card. View ...
read full article »Sep 15, 2008
Springfield is first among Missouri cities for the fourth year for creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. According to the 2008 “Best Performing Cities” index compiled by The Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners, Springfield, Missouri ranked 42 overall on the ...
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