Starting with 2025 State Rankings, Annual Rankings Report identifies top locations, rising stars for corporate relocations and expansions.

To find out, I analyzed every CNBC ranking from 2007 through 2025 — every category, every data point, every dizzying swing.

How North Carolina took the top spot in the annual CNBC rankings, and what Gov. Josh Stein plans to do to keep the state up ...

By Justin Sykes North Carolina was once again named the best state for business in America, according to CNBC’s recently ...

North Carolina bested Texas, Florida, Virginia and Ohio to finish No. 1 on CNBC’s latest annual ranking of best states for business. It is the third time in four years North Carolina has topped the ...

CNBC touted North Carolina's performance in the 10 individual categories that included being third in economy, fourth in both ...

With a solid economy, a world-class workforce, and a wealth of corporate hospitality, North Carolina is America's Top State for Business in 2025. The Tar Heel State is on a roll. It captured top ...

The Texas economy is considered a “miracle” by many, but it couldn’t quite overcome rival North Carolina in CNBC’s 2025 ranking of “America’s Top State for Business” released Thursday. The Lone Star ...

State Rep. John Bell, the powerful Republican Rules Committee chair, wrote on social media that “North Carolina is back on ...