THE ECONOMY

Colorado Again Rated Tops in Economy, Growth Potential: With Colorado leading the way, eight states made the latest annual honor roll for their ability to strengthen their economies and their potential for future growth, a private research group said. The Corporation for Enterprise Development, a private research group, said Colorado won A’s in each of the three major categories: economic performance, business vitality and development capacity. The state was the 1993 winner as well, with two A’s and a B. Others making the honor roll with at least two A’s or Bs and no grade lower than C were Delaware, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and Washington. West Virginia ranked at the bottom of the class, with all Fs, and California was one of four states that got Fs in economic performance.