- December 19, 2025
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Florida dropped one spot in Site Selection magazine's 2016 best business climate ranking over 2015, from No. 10 to No. 11.
Most of the states Florida looks up at on the list are the usual best business climate standard-bearers: Georgia, which ranked No. 1, and North Carolina, Texas and Tennessee all made the top five. Georgia took the top spot in the national ranking for the fourth year in a row. The state got there partially through a list of corporate relocation victories big enough to make Florida economic development officials drool. The list includes:
Health benefits company Anthem, which plans to create an IT services hub in Midtown Atlanta;