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Coaching a Manufacturing Team to Success: JH Botts’ Larry Spelman

J.H. Botts’ General Manager, Larry Spelman, has a leadership style that reflects his passion for football, which he developed in high school and college.

Spelman attended the University of Richmond on a football scholarship and, after playing quarterback and tight end, graduated in 1990 with a double major in criminal justice and sociology. After a period of interviewing with and considering the Secret Service, he decided to pursue another career path.

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December 4, 2025 No Comments

Have Enough Energy to Talk Energy?

SCHAUMBURG – Four years ago, Illinois set a goal of achieving net-zero electricity generation by 2050, with targets of 40% renewable energy by 2030 and 50% renewable energy by 2040. To meet those standards, numerous changes will need to take place – at a time when global energy demand is expected to reach its highest point in human history.

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December 3, 2025 No Comments

TMA Member News: Acme Industries partners with Owner Resource Group

AUSTIN, Texas, November 5, 2025 – Owner Resource Group, LLC (“ORG”), an Austin, Texas-based private investment firm, is pleased to announce that its affiliates have completed an investment in Acme Industries, Inc. (“Acme” or the “Company”), a specialty manufacturer of complex, precision-machined parts and assemblies based in Elk Grove Village, IL.

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November 12, 2025 No Comments

Springfield’s Halloween Antics will trick Small and Midsize Manufacturers, Working Families the Most

SCHAUMBURG, IL – In a move that surprised even some members of the supermajority, Illinois legislators unveiled and passed a huge mass transit bill in the middle of the night before the end of veto session, as well as a massive energy bill, both of which impose significant new costs on small and midsize manufacturers and working families. TMA calls on Governor Pritzker to stop these destructive efforts.

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October 31, 2025 No Comments