Category: Data & Reports

IL State House members visit Wauconda manufacturer to discuss Tort Reform

Representatives McLaughlin and Weber Visit TMA Member HM Manufacturing

WAUCONDA, IL – With state legislators on summer break from session, state representatives Martin McLaughlin and Tom Weber made a visit to Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) member HM Manufacturing for a discussion on tort reform and the struggles facing small businesses.

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Blommer Chocolate to close Chicago Plant

CHICAGO – After announcing in January 2024 a new research lab to be located on Chicago’s Goose Island, 85 year old Blommer Chocolate announced in March it is closing its Chicago manufacturing doors.

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TMA Profile: State Senator Jason Plummer

EDWARDSVILLE, IL – Illinois Senator Jason Plummer is a busy man. 

Besides being a husband and father, the 40-year-old represents to the Illinois Senate, the 11-county 55th Legislative District, which includes Edwardsville, Illinois. Edwardsville is where R.P. Lumber – the business his father and mother started in 1977 – is based.

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