Magazine ranks Va. 10th for business climate

The magazine, published by Atlanta-based Conway Data Inc., ranks the states annually. For 2014, Georgia was the nation’s most business-friendly state for capital investment.

Louisiana was ranked second, followed by North Carolina and Texas.

The rankings are determined 50 percent by criteria such as the states’ performance in total New Plant Database compliant facilities, total new facilities per capita, total new projects year to date, and state tax burdens on mature and new firms.

The other 50 percent is determined by a survey of corporate executives working in site selection. The survey asks them to rank states based on factors such as government, workforce, incentives and land availability.

In the executive survey portion, Virginia ranked No. 5, behind Texas, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.