State Senator Mark Herring issued the following statement today in response to Virginia being named America’s “Top State for Business” by CNBC. The Commonwealth achieved the highest point total in the history of CNBC’s rankings:
“I am extremely proud that Virginia has once again, for the fourth time in six years, been recognized as America’s ‘Top State for Business’ according to CNBC.”
“Virginia is not Washington, D.C. In Virginia, we balance our budget and control spending and, this year, we made critical investments in education, our infrastructure and economic development in order to spur job creation in the private sector. We have succeeded in keeping taxes low and our unemployment rate now stands at 6%, three points below the national average. While there is much more work ahead, all Virginians can take pride in this national honor.”
“Virginians expect their representatives to go to Richmond and make the tough decisions necessary to put Virginia on the path towards economic recovery during these turbulent times. They expect us to leave partisanship and ideology at the door and do what is right for Virginia. I believe that this recognition demonstrates that we are living up to those expectations.”