Rethink Reshoring

Dec 12 2023 20 ep. 29 mins 10
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Rosemary Coates, Executive Director and Chairwoman of the Board at the Reshoring Institute, joins FreightWaves Host Kaylee Nix to discuss the recent phenomena of industry reshoring.

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