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

North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) today congratulated state leaders on North Carolina being named by CNBC as the #1 state for doing business in the nation. State leaders ...

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

A new list ranks how well each state meets modern business needs. Mississippi is near last. What to know about the economy, ...

North Carolina is back on top of CNBC's best-states-for-business ranking after barely missing it last year. Even so, the ...

North Carolina has been named the top state for business by CNBC, with credit given to its economy and workforce.

Texas’ economy is considered a “miracle” by many, but it couldn’t quite overcome rival North Carolina in CNBC’s 2025 ranking ...

North Carolina is once again the best state for business. CNBC ranked it No. 1 in the country for the third time in four ...

With a solid economy, a world-class workforce, and a wealth of corporate hospitality, North Carolina is America's Top State ...

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

It earned the distinction for the third time in the past four years due to “a solid economy, a world-class workforce, and a ...

In CNBC's recently published Top States for Business ranking, Texas came up second-best in the study ranking states in 10 ...