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.
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.
LEMONT, IL – Here’s a special photo collection of golf teams that had a great time June 22, 2023 at TMA’s 2023 Ruffled Feathers Golf
LEMONT, IL – Members of the Schaumburg-based Technology & Manufacturing Association met up at the Ruffled Feathers Golf Course in Lemont, Illinois June 22, 2023
Illinois is home to 14,660 manufacturing companies that employ 774,768 individuals. Accordingly, it makes sense that the state does all it can to keep the industry thriving and encourage it to grow.
TMA 2022 Legislative Scorecard Shows 29 Lawmakers in the Illinois House and Senate Had Perfect Scores Voting for Legislation that Impacts Manufacturing
SCHAUMBURG – The Technology & Manufacturing Association once again hosted a Precision Machining Competition to area high schools for the purpose of encouraging high school students to learn about and consider careers in manufacturing, specifically precision machining.
Nineteen instructors from 18 different Chicago area high schools encouraged their students to develop their machining skills as they completed challenging precision machining projects. After completion, the students’ machining projects were judged by skilled craftsmen in the industry.