LEADERS OF THE NEW ECONOMY?

With NEWECONOMY-(STATE). Moving in national and financial categories.

LEADERS OF THE NEW ECONOMY?

A study released Tuesday shows Northeastern states are leaders in transforming themselves from old "smokestack" economies to knowledge- and technology-based "new economies."

States by rank

1. Massachusetts

2. New Jersey

3. Maryland

4. Washington

5. California

6. Connecticut

7. Delaware

8. Virginia

9. Colorado

10. New York

14. Texas

18. Georgia

23. Florida

26. North Carolina

29. Ohio

HOW TEXAS RANKS

Selected criteria vs. rest of nation

Workforce education: 34

Export focus of manufacturers: 2

Fastest-growing firms: 7

IPOs: 6

Entrepreneurial activity: 13

Inventor patents: 32

E-government: 4

Venture capital: 10

Broadband telecommunications: 19

Internet domain names: 9

High tech jobs: 19

HOW GEORGIA RANKS

Selected criteria vs. rest of nation

Entrepreneurial activity: No. 12

Broadband telecommunications: No. 1

Venture Capital: 22

Workforce education: 24

Fastest growing firms: 6

IPOs: 31

Technology in schools: 25

Internet domain names: 16

E-government: 33

High tech jobs: 22

HOW FLORIDA RANKS

Selected criteria vs. rest of nation

Workforce education: 29

Fastest growing firms: 23

Internet domain names: 6

Broadband telecommunications: 4

Venture capital: 25

Inventor patents: 10

IPOs: 24

Technology in schools: 17

High tech jobs: 27

HOW OHIO RANKS

Selected criteria vs. rest of nation

E-government: 5

Broadband telecommunications: 33

Fastest growing firms: 17

Workforce education: 39

Venture capital: 35

High tech jobs: 32

Source: Kauffman Foundation; Information Technology and Innovation Foundation