CEOs rank South Carolina 7th best state in which to do business

Chief Executive magazine ranked South Carolina the seventh best state in which to do business, an improvement of one spot from the 2011 survey.

The top states include:

1. Texas
2. Florida
3. North Carolina
4. Tennessee
5. Indiana
6. Virginia
7. South Carolina

The bottom states include:

   44. Connecticut

   45. New Jersey

   46. Michigan

   47. Massachusetts

   48. Illinois

   49. New York

   50. California

The survey asked 650 CEOs to rate states in the areas of tax, regulation, quality of work force, and living environment.  According to the report, most of the top 20 states are right-to-work states.

Read the complete report at ChiefExecutive.net by clicking here.