For example, if the state targets the retirement community as a population to be nurtured, that sets up a different tax structure than if it were to go after entrepreneurs. The intrusiveness and the inability to execute decisions drives businessmen crazy and pushes them out of an area more than any other factor. Regulations are high on the list of factors that are driving the mass exodus from California, despite its high quality of living. An effective infrastructure. Things we all rely on for our business, whether it's a service business or a manufacturing one.
Transportation is number one.
Power generation and telecommunications are becoming very vital, especially if you're in the teleselling business or the telemarketing business. Technology and its availability. Financing, sites, and building availability are factors in infrastructure. The latter two can become a detriment or an asset to an area depending on the mixture. Some states actually build infrastructures around attracting certain industries.