The magazine is published four times a year and has a circulation of 42,000 copies.

CEOs grade the states on taxes and regulation, the quality of the work force and living environment, among other categories.

[2] The 2011 rankings elicited a friendly political feud between Florida Governor Rick Scott and Texas Governor Rick Perry, whose states ranked 3 and 1, respectively.

Past recipients include: Jack Welch, Bill Gates, Andrew Grove, Lawrence Bossidy, Herb Kelleher, Michael Dell, Fred Smith, A. G. Lafley, Bob Ulrich,[4] Anne Mulcahy,[5] Jim Skinner, Hugh Grant,[6] Alan Mulally,[7] Marillyn Hewson, and Arne Sorenson.

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