According to Atlanta Business Chronicle, Forbes magazine says that Georgia is the 6th best state for doing business. The magazine rankes all 50 states based on costs, labor supply, regulatory environment, current economic climate, gowth prospects and quality of life. Business costs, which include labor, energy and taxes are weighted the most heavily.

Georgia ranked 28th for business costs, 1st for regulatory environment, 23rd for economic climate, 15th for growth prospects, and 33rd for quality of life. Georgia’s gross state product was $329 billion and the state has grown 1.9 percent over the past five years.

Virginia,Washington, Utah, Colorado and North Carolina ranked ahead of Georgia. The bottom five were Rhode Island, Michigan, Wisconsin, Vermon, West Virginia, and New Jersey.

This is great news for the Peach State. Atlanta is one of the nation’s fastest growing cities and  include Forsyth, Paulding and Cherokee counties. Sharp Residential builds in all of these sought after locations, including the city of Atlanta.

Because Georgia is best for business, housing, climate and schools, we are happy to call it home. For more information on finding your dream home, visit http://www.sharpresidential.com