Jamaica’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade tells Lara Williams that with export commodity prices falling, the country is turning to its tourism and agro-processing sectors.

Taking the lead in campaigning against US protectionism, Canada is actively welcoming innovation and talent into the country. Minister of international trade Stockwell Day tells Courtney Fingar why Canada sees the bigger picture.

Toronto’s mayor is self-assured about the city’s banking system but advocates the importance of the $25bn government investment over the coming decade to support the city’s key industries, he tells Courtney Fingar.

New York, San Francisco, Tampa and Greenville are the top cities in the 2009/10 North American Cities of the Future competition. Jacqueline Hegarty reports on the leaders among the major, large, small and micro cities.

Mexico’s best-kept secret, the state of Durango, has invested in infrastructure and can now provide a gateway between Asia and North America, as well as a highly educated and cost-effective labour force. Jason Mitchell reports.

The government of Nuevo León has laid plans to develop the state as a world-class player in the aerospace sector and its capital city Monterrey as an ‘international city of knowledge’. Jason Mitchell reports.

In a bid to encourage aircraft manufacturers to set up plants in Nuevo León, the state is investing heavily in its education sector to ensure it can offer a highly qualified resource pool. Jason Mitchell reports.

Nuevo León needs a first-tier aerospace company to reward its commitment to the sector and give it the international cache it craves, writes Jason Mitchell.