RALEIGH -- North Carolina has been voted the #3 best state for business for the second year in a row, according to an annual survey of CEOs conducted by Chief Executive Magazine.

State officials point to the newly released rankings as demonstrating that leaders of businesses favor states with pro-growth tax and regulatory policies.

“We have modernized our tax code saving hardworking families and business owners $4.4 billion, fixed our broken unemployment insurance system and championed an economic development strategy to put more people back to work,” said Governor McCrory in a press release. “It’s no surprise that these reforms, and more, have positioned North Carolina as one of the most attractive states for business in the country.”

According to the Governor's office, North Carolina has had the fastest growing economy in the country. The state added over 275,000 new private-sector jobs since 2013.

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