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LaHood, Moolenaar Introduce NO GOTION Act to Stop Federal Taxpayer Funding of CCP Companies

Washington, D.C. – Congressmen Darin LaHood (R-IL) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) have introduced the No Official Giveaways Of Taxpayers’ Income to Oppressive Nations (NO GOTION) Act. The bill would prohibit companies affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from receiving green energy production tax credits implemented by the Biden Administration in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

November 6, 2023 No Comments

Small and midsized manufacturers in Illinois overwhelmingly oppose Gotion EV battery plant

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Nearly 75% of small and mid-sized manufacturers who responded to a recent survey say they oppose the new Chinese-owned Gotion Electric Vehicle battery plant in Manteno that received $536 million in Illinois tax credits and government subsidies to locate in Illinois.

November 3, 2023 No Comments

New Temp Law creates challenges for Illinois manufacturers

SCHAUMBURG – More than 70% of Illinois small and midsized manufacturers anticipate a negative impact from a new state law, according to a survey of Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) members.

October 30, 2023 No Comments

Illinois Governor proclaims October 2023 “Manufacturing Month”

CHICAGO – Illinois’ Governor JB Pritzker proclaimed October 2023 as “Manufacturing Month” – honoring one of the state’s largest economic sectors, directly employing 9.5 percent of Illinois’ total workforce.

October 23, 2023 No Comments

Illinois SaMM Caucus exchanges ideas to encourage small and midsize manufacturers

TMA’s nearly 800 members are concerned how state laws directly affect their businesses and determined to develop an active advocacy program in the State Capitol.

October 2, 2023 No Comments

7 Traits of the Millennial Generation

The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte recently released
a study showing that nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs
will likely need to be filled in the United States over the
next decade

September 25, 2023 No Comments

Masters of Manufacturing: Stacey Bales of Bales USA

Manufacturers are a “bunch of MacGyvers” to Stacey
Bales, president of Bales Metal Surface Solutions.
They make up a unique group of creative, ingenious
and determined folks with whom she loves working
and being associated.

September 25, 2023 No Comments

Womanufacturer Rosie the Riveter: From Factory Floor to Front Office

If it weren’t for women leaving their homes and
entering manufacturing plants in the 1940s, the
world we know today would be very different.

September 25, 2023 No Comments

Masters of Manufacturing: The Karbins of Lexco Cable

Even at age 86, it’s not unusual for both Harold
and Helen Karbin to be working at the business they
started 63 years ago. H

September 25, 2023 No Comments

Opinion: Chicago on brink of Manufacturing Resurgence

As a former trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and early pioneer in high frequency foreign exchange trading, I saw and lived with the advantage of adopting the best, yet easiest to use technology if I wanted to survive and put-up big numbers in my industry.

September 6, 2023 No Comments

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