b'BUSINESS CULTURE CSIA 33W e are going to take a look at some state influences. Perhaps they wont impact your business directly, but they could have a bearing on your finances and the economic well-being of your community. 1. The GDP hit was not equally feltThe lightest blue are the more severely impacted states, based on Bureau of Economic Analysis data. New Jersey isparticularlynotableasastatein troublegiventhedropinGDPand asignificantdrainofitsrainyday funds.Medium-tolight-blue-coloredareas that are heavily dependent on tourism are not a healthy combination heading through 2023. The states best suited for a rebound are the darker-colored statesthataremoredependenton manufacturing.The darkest-colored states (less severely impacted) are (from left to right) some of the better prospects for recovery:Washington North DakotaUtah ArkansasColorado GeorgiaArizona Delaware CENTRAL STATES INSULATION ASSOCIATIONNew Mexico2. Some states are better positioned to ride through the economic stormA hit to revenues for the states could also impact credit ratings and impair longer-term prospects in addition to creating pressure on cutting services and raising taxes in the near term based on debt obligations and how well those obligations are funded.What we are looking at via the list below are states that are the least heavily in debt as a percentage of GDP (in order from least indebted to more indebted):Wyoming OklahomaIdaho DelawareNorth Carolinacontinuedpg.34csiaonline.org'