GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Efforts are under way to speed up trade and travel between Canada and the United States, a move that could help North Dakota sell even more goods to its northerly neighbor, officials said Friday during a conference about the border.

The advancements include security methods that allow much of the screening to be done before the border, real-time information on delays and other problems, new ports of entry with cutting-edge inspection technologies, and increased cooperation between the two countries.