A new list recently published by Chief Executive magazine lists Tennessee as the fifth best state in the U.S. for jobs and business growth.
Tennessee follows Texas, North Carolina, Florida and Georgia as the top five states, while California, New York, Michigan, New Jersey and Massachusetts round out the bottom five.
The list is based on a survey completed by 543 CEOs, who looked at issues like proximity to resources, regulation, tax policies, education, quality of living and infrastructure.
Over the last four years, Tennessee has consistently moved up on the list, after being ranked 11th in 2006. The No. 5 ranking is the highest the state has ranked.
California and New York have been ranked at the bottom of the list for the last four years.
Tennessee ranked seventh in transportation, ninth in business friendliness and fifth in quality of work force.
