The 2023 Rose Mottl Leadership in Manufacturing Award recipient is Kyra Tillman, President of BTM Industries in Woodstock, Illinois, a third-generation manufacturer
The Illinois Supreme Court just decided that doing so, without strict compliance with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), could be a multi-billion dollar mistake
(The Center Square) – Legislation significantly increasing regulations on Illinois businesses who use temporary workers, including mandating pay rates, is now law. Business groups say the law will have negative consequences.
On August 4, 2023, Governor Pritzker signed into law extensive amendments to The Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (Act). They were immediately effective, but the Illinois Department of Labor (Department) has not yet promulgated any guidance or instructions.
STREAMWOOD – Seventy Chicago area high school students recently used their machining skills to help disabled individuals walk again.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – The Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) is calling on the Illinois General Assembly to return to session as soon as possible to clarify the state’s flawed Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) that threatens business operations and jobs in our state.
The manufacturing industry has long sounded the alarm about the “The Grey Tsunami” that is sweeping away skilled, experienced, and valuable manufacturing professionals. The question is – where will the next generation of manufacturers come from and how will they be trained?
Orion Industries, Ltd. (Orion), Dimension Bond, Inc. (DB) and Surface Solutions Group, LLC (SSG), leaders in the applied functional coatings industry, today announced the retirement of George Osterhout, the esteemed president and visionary leader of Orion, DB and SSG, and the appointment of Kevin Hess as the new president of the three companies.
At the beginning of 2023, Illinois increased the state minimum wage to $13.00 per hour. The City of Chicago’s minimum wage already exceeded the state minimum wage, and on July 1, 2023, the City further increased its minimum wage.
SCHAUMBURG – State lawmakers are urging TMA members to invite them to tour their businesses, and TMA members are obliging.
“Invite your state lawmakers to visit your companies,” said State Rep. Dan Ugaste of Geneva, IL, during TMA’s Legislator Connect virtual briefing in mid-March.
