Missouri has long been recognized for its low business costs and exceptional quality of life. Here are some recent accolades:

 2010:

• 3rd for Business Energy Costs. Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council.
• 5th Lowest Business Costs, CNBC
• 7th Best Transportation System, CNBC
• 8th Best Quality of Life, Business Facilities
• 9th Lowest Cost of Living, CNBC
• 10th Most Pro-Business State, Pollina Corporate Real Estate
• 15th Best Education System, CNBC

2009:

• 1st for Private Sector Life Sciences Facility Development, Site Selection Magazine
• 4th Lowest Business Costs, CNBC
• 5th Lowest Cost of Living, CNBC
• 5th Best Corporate Tax Index. Tax Foundation.
• 6th for Business Energy Costs, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council
• 6th Best Transportation System, CNBC
• 7th Best Unemployment Insurance Tax Index. Tax Foundation.
• 12th Most Pro-Business State, Pollina Corporate Real Estate.
• 14th Best State for Business, CNBC
• 15th Best Combined Sales Tax Rate, Tax Foundation.
   

2008:

• 1st for Manufacturing and Logistics, according to two reports released by Ball State University's Bureau of Business Research. Missouri was one of only six states to earn an “A” grade in categories such as property taxes, sales taxes, unemployment insurance, corporate taxes, crime and percentage of the population with college degrees.
• 4th Lowest Cost of Living, ACCRA
• 4th Best Unemployment Insurance Tax Index, The Tax Foundation
• 5th Best Corporate Tax Index, The Tax Foundation.
• 6th Best Regulatory Environment, Forbes
• 8th for Business Costs, CNBC's America's Top States for Business.
• 10th Best Transportation Network, CNBC's America's Top States for Business
• 11th Best Business Climate, according to executives surveyed by Site Selection Magazine.