America's top states for innovation in 2015 By: CNBC.com News June 24, 2015 at 16:30 PM EDT These 10 states lead the nation in tech investment, patents and research grants. Scientific research has helped reinvigorate their local economies. Read More >> Related Stocks: 3M Co Amazon.com Apple Boeing Co Boston Scientific EMC Corp Expedia Facebook Ford Motor General Motors Google, Inc. International Business Machines Lockheed Martin Medtronic Microsoft Motorola Solutions Pfizer Raytheon Co Red Hat St. Jude Medical Stryker Corp