A couple people tipped me off to this study that you can wave in the face of anyone who says Oregon is bad for business: Forbes magazine (which loves business. And money. And cigars.) named Oregon the sixth best state for business in the country.

That's a jump from 10th place last year. Check out how Forbes does their ranking and note that determining what's best for business isn't just finding the state with the lowest taxes:

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