Site Selection Magazine Ranks Oklahoma In Top 20

November 3, 2009 -- Site Selection magazine ranks Oklahoma No. 18 on its Top Business Climate for 2009 list. The ranking is based in part on a survey of corporate real estate executives as well as a plant database that tracks new and expanded business facility activity.

Oklahoma's ranking is up six spots from 2008.

The survey asked, "Based upon your experience, what are the top 10 state business climates, taking into consideration such factors as lack of red tape, financial assistance and government officials' cooperation?"

In 2008, Site Selection magazine ranked Tulsa at No. 9 among places with a population of 200,000 to 1 million in its annual Top Metropolitan Areas.

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