KAUFFMANN RANKINGSUnited States must address fundamental economic competitiveness challenges to thrive in the new economy

(WASHINGTON) Nov. 18, 2010 – Massachusetts, Washington, Maryland, New Jersey and Connecticut are the top five states at the forefront of the nation’s movement toward a global, innovation-based new economy, according to The 2010 State New Economy Index, released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF).

The bottom five states were unchanged from 2008. Mississippi and West Virginia have lagged most in making the transition to the New Economy. The other lowest-scoring states include, in reverse order, Arkansas, Alabama and Wyoming.