Business Environment - North Carolina is ranked as America's top state for business [1] - North Carolina possesses a strong economy, excellent workforce, and business-friendly environment [1] Rankings & Resources - CNBC releases annual state rankings [1] - State rankings (top, middle, bottom) are available at topstates.cnbc.com [1]

CNBC's out with its annual rankings for America's top states for business. If you missed it, North Carolina took the crown for the third time in four years. But if there's a top state, there's also a bottom state.Our Scott Con has a look at who came in last place. Morning, Scott. Good morning, Carl.Yeah, North Carolina sometimes makes it look easy, but competitiveness is hard. And these bottom states, uh, some of them, they all have some inherent disadvantages like their size or the location, but they also ...