Julie Kruse-John is the vice president of public affairs at the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce where she supports regional policy alignment and collaborates with local, state, and federal partners on transportation and economic development priorities that affect the regional business community.
Opinion
As Congress writes transportation bill, rail must remain NC priority
Across NC, 21 freight railroads move everything from construction materials and grain to finished consumer goods. Two of the nation’s largest railroads — CSX and Norfolk Southern — intersect right in our region.