Utah's reputation of being one of the US's more remote and less exciting states does not seem to have put off a number of multinational companies from establishing operations within its borders. Michal Kaczmarski looks at what it is that is attracting these firms to the state.

Once living in a small town meant isolation and a lack of opportunity. That is all changing as remote, rural communities embrace the digital age and link up with the global economy.

The pro-business environment in Indiana goes back for generations, the state's governor tells Karen E Thuermer. This, combined with the hospitality offered by Indiana's natives and a commitment to career and vocational education, is making the state stand out both nationally and globally.

Chief of the US Chamber of Commerce, Thomas J Donohue is tasked with keeping the chamber’s agenda foremost in the minds of policymakers. And in 2014 that means focusing on expanding trade, producing more domestic energy and improving infrastructure. 

With real estate space at an astronomical premium in the traditional centre of New York City – Manhattan – investors are looking over the river to Brooklyn, which a wave of new developments is transforming into the next big location.