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Florida is once again the second-best state in the U.S. to do business, according to CEOs surveyed for a new report released May 7, 2015, by Chief Executive magazine. In the annual survey, completed by 511 CEOs across the U.S., states are measured across three key categories to achieve their overall ranking: Taxes and regulations, quality of the workforce, and living environment, which includes such considerations as quality of education, cost of living, affordable housing, social amenities and crime rates.
"Industrial development is helping diversify second-ranked Florida's economy," the magazine said, according to Marcia Heroux Pound of The Sun Sentinel. "Each year, the Sunshine State edges closer to its goal of overtaking Texas as the best state for business." Texas was ranked No. 1, as it was in 2014, followed again by Florida. Chief Executive says Florida will chip away at the gap by continuing to transform beyond tourism. The report cites growth in construction payrolls and technology "becoming an increasingly important driver in the state's growth."