Best State To Raise a Family
(WalletHub, 1st in 2020; 2nd in 2021)
5 Jan 2026
News
Business Facilities is pleased to announce its 2025 Deal of the Year Award winners — corporate relocation and expansion investment projects that will have a significant positive impact on the economic development of a community. Each year, the entries for Business Facilities’ Deal of the Year Awards reflect developments and trends for companies across a wide array of industries, and the top projects recognized this year reflect the resurgence in manufacturing investments, underpinned by the continued expansion of technology advancements.
The project entries submitted by economic development organizations and site selection consultants are evaluated by a panel of judges and Business Facilities editors, with a focus on factors that include capital investment, job creation, innovation, and impact on communities. The top four Deal of the Year Awards — Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze — reflect strengths in each of these factors. Meanwhile, the Business Facilities Impact Awards focus on a specific area of impact that a corporate relocation or expansion project has had, or is expected to have, in the communities in which they are located.
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Best State To Raise a Family
(WalletHub, 1st in 2020; 2nd in 2021)
in Voter Participation
(U.S. Elections Project, 2020)
Best State for Women and for Working Moms and Dads
(Wallethub, 2020)
in Volunteering
(Corporation for National and Community Service)
in Child Well-Being
(Kids Count Report, 2021)
in Healthy People
(2021 Camelot Index)