Minnesota No. 1 for business, Bemidji follows trend: Locals say city falls in line with state on education, quality of life

BEMIDJI -- The financial news agency CNBC rated Minnesota as "America's Top State for Business" this week and local officials said Bemidji shares the trend.

In the study, which CNBC has conducted annually since 2007, Minnesota won the top spot, beating second-place Texas and improving on the state's 2014 sixth-place ranking. Areas such as quality of life and education were where Minnesota scored highest. Other categories included:

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