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Chicago suburbs to lose another manufacturer
American Machinist is reporting Navistar plans to close an operation in the Chicago suburbs, causing 250 to lose their jobs: Navistar International plans to close its Melrose Park, Ill., operation and sell the location to ...
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in November 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $63.1 billion in October (revised) to $68.1 billion ...
“Under Vice President Biden, Manufacturing Stagnated Across our Country and in Illinois.” SCHAUMBURG, IL – According to a recent survey by the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA), 62% of Illinois manufacturers have less confidence in ...
Americans may not be aware of it, but the United States has been experiencing a steel boom of late. Last month, U.S. Steel Corporation produced the first ton of steel at a brand-new facility in ...
SPRINGFIELD – Advanced manufacturing is drawing attention as a prime career for those seeking apprenticeships. The Illinois Department of Labor is joining with the U.S. Department of Labor in recognizing the sixth annual National Apprenticeship Week, ...
Seven Illinois business owners were willing to share publicly how amending the Illinois Constitution to initiate a progressive tax would be detrimental to their employees and their businesses. The constitutional change will be on the ...
For 20 years as a physical therapist with a large corporation, Denise Smith worked hard to help hurting people. She loved working with people, but when she began climbing up the corporate ladder into managerial ...
The very week the COVID lockdown hit Illinois, Rene Hernandez Jr. began filing paperwork to launch a small business. “Who starts a business when a pandemic is hitting? We didn’t know what it all meant. ...
The company Peter Orum and his wife Irma started in 1969 now employs 300 people during Chicagoland’s growing season. The Orums planted Midwest Groundcovers’ roots into five acres in St. Charles, Illinois. 51 years later, ...
Twenty-eight years ago, Teresa Beach-Shelow and her husband, Thom, started Superior Joining Technologies, Inc. (SJTI), in their garage. They had a vision of a family-run business where their employees were like family, helping make important ...
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