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Colorado Ranked #5 in America’s Top States for Business# 5A recent CNBC Special Report, America’s Top States for Business 2011, scored all 50 states on 43 measures of competitiveness,developed with input from business groups including the National Association of Manufacturers and Council on Competitiveness.States received points based on their rankings in each metric. Those metrics were separated into ten broad categories, weightingthe categories based on how frequently they are cited in state economic development marketing materials. This way, the studyranks the states based on criteria they use to sell themselves.Here are the ten categories ranked in the study:Cost of BusinessWorkforceQuality of LifeEconomyInfrastructure &TransportationTechnology & InnovationEducationBusiness FriendlinessAccess to CapitalCost of LivingAs a result, the state of Colorado accumulated a ranking of #5, behind Virginia, Texas, North Carolina and Georgia. For acomparison of all 50 states, go to http://www.cnbc.com/id/41666606.OverallRankStateCost ofBusinessWorkforceQualityof LifeEconomy Infrastruc &TransportaTechnol &InnovationEducation BusinessFriendlinessAccess toCapitalCost ofLiving1 Virginia 21 12 26 8 10 11 6 2 10 242 Texas 33 14 32 14 1 4 27 18 4 53 North Carolina 9 3 33 41 3 12 18 11 11 224 Georgia 18 4 38 35 2 17 22 16 13 95 Colorado 30 7 7 26 26 14 30 6 15 33Castle Rock Chamber Business Voice • CastleRock.org 18