Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Iowa gets top marks for finance

A state senator from southeast Iowa is touting national recognition for the Hawkeye state's financial status. Fairfield Democrat Becky Schmitz says this is the second year in a row Iowa has received a Triple-A rating from Standard and Poor's. Iowa is one of only 11 states to receiving top marks from the the rating company. Iowa has also been rated as the fourth best state to do business in by CNBC. Schmitz feels"It says a lot about the bipartisan efforts by legislators to foster a pro-business climate"