Business Attraction Quotes

Independent economists say immigration reform will grow our economy and shrink our deficits by almost $1 trillion in the next two decades. And for good reason: when people come here to fulfill their dreams - to study, invent, and contribute to our culture - they make our country a more attractive place for businesses to locate and create jobs for everyone. So let's get immigration reform done this year.

U.S. federalism is 50 permanent incentives for entrepreneurial governance. Capital and talent are mobile; they go where they are welcome, and remain where they are well treated. Wise states compete to be hospitable. Unwise ones, with self-defeating insouciance, ignore federalism’s incentives. They denounce such competition as a “race to the bottom.” The top, as those states define it, is a fantasyland where government can extract as much as it wants from immobile wealth.

People ask me, "What are you going to do to develop jobs in your state?" Well, that's not my job as a US senator to bring industry to the state. That's the lieutenant governor's job, that's your state senators' and assemblymen's job. That's your secretary of state's job, to make a climate in the state that says, 'Y'all come.'

Chicago kept industry, attracted new business, became the center for convention trade and transportation.

If you make it difficult to do business, there's not going to be any business.

I've repeated time and again that Arizona is open for business.

We invest in early childhood education. We invest additional job training dollars. We make sure that we've got a strong research and development strategy so that we continue to innovate. Rebuilding our infrastructure, which we know will attract businesses.

One of the things I was hoping to do in the Secretary of the State's Office when I came was to provide businesses with more information about business opportunities in Connecticut. That's both to businesses that are here already and also to businesses that are not located here, but might be interested in coming.

When selecting businesses, I first have to be enticed by the product or the industry they are in. Then I look for passion. If a company has these two qualifiers, I go for it.

Invest in arts, culture and people, and the big name companies will follow and bring with them well-paying jobs.

Hartsfield Jackson plays a fundamental role in recruiting and retaining jobs. It should be known as an economic driver - not a venue for shady deals.

A skilled, well-educated workforce will attract more companies and jobs to our state.

Kansas and Missouri will continue with separate efforts to offer incentives statewide. We all want to do our best to attract businesses and good jobs, but without foolish giveaways that bear no fruit.

We need to continue to make the case that Michigan is where you ought to be.

When businesses think of locating in North America, I want to make sure that they think first about Florida.

I don't believe other states should be in the business of luring production out of California. We've made it clear that no one is going to out-compete California.

If you improve your education system, there's no telling what kind of businesses you'll be able to attract.

As lieutenant governor, I've traveled the world representing Iowa, working to expand our markets, while bringing investment and jobs to our state. I've worked on policy that attracts, retains and expands high-tech firms and fosters growth across Iowa.

In many cases, Rhode Island is just not on the radar of a lot of companies. But once companies or people take the time to look at our high quality of life, low cost of living, great talent, good business environment, often people see it's an excellent place, and they want to take a harder look.