The US car industry seemed to be in terminal decline only two years ago as the after-effects of the financial crisis battered the major car-makers present in the country and ravaged the regions in which they operated. However, the industry's rebirth is defying the doom-mongers, with GM, Ford and Chrysler all recovering and foreign firms investing throughout the country in a wide array of vehicle production activities.

Frankfurt Airport's night-time flight ban has illustrated both how important air cargo traffic is to economic development and also how vulnerable logistics hubs are to sudden reversals of fortune.

East and south coast US states are improving their ports and intermodal infrastructure, as the widening of the Panama Canal nears completion.

Spiralling currency exchange costs, narrowing wage gaps and increasingly high transportation prices are driving up the cost of manufacturing abroad. For General Electric’s appliances and lighting division this provides the perfect opportunity to repatriate production facilities and invest in manufacturing in the US. 

Two recent public-private partnerships have significantly improved railway infrastructure in the US, opening up routes between east coast ports and major cities in the east and mid-west. 

Courtney Fingar and Karen E Thuermer talk to regional governors and premiers from around the US and Canada about the promotion of biotechnology and find some very different approaches.

Four US mayors talk to Courtney Fingar and Karen E Thuermer about the importance of attracting biotech investment and what it means to their cities.