ATLANTA — Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announced Monday that Georgia, for the second consecutive year, has been ranked the No. 1 state in the nation for business by Site Selection magazine, one of the nation’s top economic development trade publications.

“Making Georgia the best state in the nation to do business was a strategic goal I set on day one of my administration,” said Deal. “This time last year, when Site Selection named our state No.1, I vowed that I would work to keep us in that top spot, and that is exactly what we’ve done. Georgia’s business climate has topped that charts multiple times now, and people are taking notice. Not only are more businesses expanding or relocating here, but more people are moving to our state to take advantage of the new job and investment opportunities being created. Receiving this ranking for the second year in a row confirms that what we’re doing here in our state is in fact working.”

Georgia has ranked among the top 10 states in Site Selection’s business climate rankings over the last 10 years including being named No. 1 to the list last year. This year, Georgia’s business climate was also named No. 1 in CNBC’s annual rankings and No. 1 in Area Development’s 2014 rankings.