Following the updated report on the growth of women-owned businesses in the United States from American Express OPEN, many news outlets are analyzing the data on a local level. Here is a sampling of these articles from various publications across the country.
- Alabama ranks 10th in growth of women-owned firms. (via Birmingham Business Journal)
- Connecticut swells its ranks of women-owned firms. (via Hartford Business Journal)
- Women-owned businesses of many sizes are thriving in Orange County, California. (via The Orange County Register)
- In fact, Los Angeles and Orange counties are second on the list of the most WBEs in the country. (via the Orange County Register)
- Florida ranks No. 4 for women-owned businesse. (via Orlando Business Journal)
- Kansas and Missouri are examined by The Star. (via Kansas City Star)
- Kentucky has an estimated 97,800 women-owned firms, employing more than 85,000. (Via The Lane Report)
- New Hampshire is near the top (via Sea Coast Online)
- The number of women-owned businesses in New Mexico grew by 41.8 percent from 1997 to 2012. (via New Mexico Business Weekly)
- North Carolina ranks third in the growth of women-owned businesses. (via WXII 12)
- Another North Carolina station wrote a story and included a news feature on the upswing in WBEs there. (via WFMY)
- North Dakota sees big gains in women-owned business. (via Grand Forks Herald)
- Oregon lags nation in growth of women-owned firms (via Portland Business Journal)
- In Rhode Island, the numbers are falling behind. (via Providence Business News)
- Women-owned businesses on the rise in Tennessee. (via Memphis Business Journal)
- Texas No. 3 for women-owned business growth. (via Dallas Business Journal)
- Houston top city for women-owned business revenue. (via Houston Business Journal)
- Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, the state’s low numbers for WBEs is expected to rise. (via The Post Crescent)
