Reindustrialization? Stagnation and dynamism in the U.S. industrial economy

Reindustrialization: the year in review

Is the U.S. built to make things, or just regulate them? On this end-of-year episode of Bring It Home, JP Hampstead breaks down trillions in manufacturing and industrial investment announcements from 2025, with many tied to direct negotiations with the Trump White House, and what they actually mean for America’s re-industrialization push. JP also dives into a powerful idea from Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future by Dan Wang, reviewed by Charles Yang in American Affairs: China as an engineering state and America as a "lawyerly" society. Follow the Bring It Home Podcast [https://play.megaphone.fm/m3n70ywuqeauj_nsxyupga] Other FreightWaves Shows [https://play.megaphone.fm/1ojr5w9ksqa6bo65mx0nig] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger Explained

What happens if Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merge into a true transcontinental railroad? On this episode of Bring It Home, JP Hampstead sits down with SONAR’s Mike Baudendistel to unpack why shareholders overwhelmingly support the merger, why some shipper groups are opposed, and the impact it could have on U.S. and North American reindustrialization. Follow the Bring It Home Podcast [https://play.megaphone.fm/m3n70ywuqeauj_nsxyupga] Other FreightWaves Shows [https://play.megaphone.fm/1ojr5w9ksqa6bo65mx0nig] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Building in the Great Lakes w/ Tim Hindes & Alia Abbas

Officials from the Great Lakes Economic Development Council talk to JP Hampstead about the opportunities and challenges in driving capital investment into a cross-border region that happens to be one of the world's greatest industrial centers. Follow the Bring It Home Podcast [https://play.megaphone.fm/m3n70ywuqeauj_nsxyupga] Other FreightWaves Shows [https://play.megaphone.fm/1ojr5w9ksqa6bo65mx0nig] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Reindustrialization? Stagnation and dynamism in the U.S. industrial economy

JP Hampstead gives a presentation to shippers about what macroeconomic data tells us about production, employment, productivity, and the prospects for reindustrialization at FreightWaves' Future of Freight Festival in Chattanooga, TN. In this episode JP covers: - Why U.S. manufacturing output hasn’t recovered since the Great Recession - The surprising role of energy production in “industrial growth” - How offshoring reshaped America’s productivity curve - Why AI is now the largest driver of U.S. energy demand - Whether the big White House manufacturing announcements are real - Why nuclear power is surging back - How productivity gains reshape the workforce (100 years of data) - What the U.S. must fix to get industrial production unstuck Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://bringithome.us Subscribe to the Bring It Home YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@FWBringItHome#BringItHome] #FreightWaves #Manufacturing #Reindustrialization #SupplyChain #F3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Measuring the manufacturing economy w/ Zach Strickland

SONAR's Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland sits down in studio with JP to discuss macroeconomic data around the American manufacturing economy, industrial production, and employment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]