In this episode of "Bring It Home," co-hosts JP Hampstead and Stuart Chirls discuss recent news headlines, including Chobani's $1.2 billion investment in a New York production facility, Roche's $50 billion investment in the U.S. pharmaceutical sector, and positive U.S. manufacturing PMI data. The main segment features an interview with Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Patrick Fuchs, who elaborates on his vision for the STB, emphasizing accountability, transparency, and collaboration to ensure an economically viable rail system. Chairman Fuchs addresses streamlining bureaucratic decision-making, data collection initiatives, and the impact of autonomous technology and precision scheduled railroading on the industry, highlighting the STB's role in facilitating American reindustrialization and helping railroads compete with trucks.
