claim: says washington state has "consistently ranked in the top five in the forbes list of best states to do business — ahead of texas."
author: chris gregoire
evidence_1: nov 28, 2018 ... the cupertino, california, company could do worse for a second home. north  carolina has the best business climate in the u.s. and tops forbes' best states  for business ranking for the second straight year. ... north carolina was the only  state to rank among the top 12 in all six ... texas has been the no.
evidence_2: says washington state has "consistently ranked in the top five in the forbes list of  best states to do business — ahead of texas." — politifact texas on friday, ...
evidence_3: aug 27, 2018 ... usa today published a piece from 24/7 wall st. on the best and ... new  hampshire and washington captured the top-5 in the ranking. ... in their ranking  the authors' use economic growth from the last five ... the top states by gdp  growth are: north dakota, texas, nebraska, .... ©2019 forbes media llc.
evidence_4: nov 12, 2014 ... the best states in the ranking do without one or more major taxes, ... texas is the  best state for business according to survey of c-suite executives. ..... to compile  their 2014 list of america's coolest cities, forbes .... the ranking's top 5 metros  were san jose, seattle, washington, ...... texas is far ahead of.
evidence_5: there are a lot of things that have to click to make college towns truly great. ...  having tons to do, or the fact that your college town is a great place to stay after ...  the university of washington tacoma, this college town is bustling with students.  ..... ranked #4 on forbes' list of the best places for business and careers in 2013.