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Texas Governor Rick Perry is proud to have won the latest pick-up basketball game with his fellow governors. But rather than gloat, the recently re-elected Lone Star State power forward says he sincerely wants his opponents to work harder on their game. That, he says, will force Texas to be more competitive in future match-ups.
"It's a clear challenge to improve the business climate in their states to put pressure on Texas to be more competitive," says Perry. "As well as Texas has done in the past and in 2010, we're not going to be what we can be, or as strong as we can be, unless we have competition from other states."
Texas reclaimed Site Selection's Governor's Cup for 2010 new-project activity, with 424 projects, after a four-year claim to the Cup by Ohio. The Governor's Cup recognizes the state that in the previous calendar year won the most new projects and expansions according to Site Selection's proprietary New Plant Database. Qualifying projects involve private-sector capital investment in commercial facilities of at least US$1 million, 50 or more new jobs or new construction of at least 20,000 sq. ft. (1,860 sq. m.). Runners up in the 2010 competition are Ohio (376 projects), Louisiana (347), Pennsylvania (337) and Georgia (251).
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