- Has earned a reputation for acceptance and inclusion.
- Is regularily ranked as one of America's best places to live, work and play.
- Was named the healthiest state in the nation by the United Health Foundation in 2011.
- Is the safest state in the nation.
- Currently enjoys an unemployment rate of about half the national average.
- Is a center of new commerce, education, high-tech, and healthcare businesses.
- Makes almost nationally-unparalleled resources available to its citizens.
- Offers one of the best K-12 educational systems in the country.
- Finds economic, social, and spiritual enrichment in finding new citizens from all over the country, and from all over the world.
