The newly-elected Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi told members of TMA’s Government Relations Committee Tuesday morning (2.26.2019) that when he assumed office in December 2018,
The Technology & Manufacturing Association manufacturers continue to be optimistic about the industry, a survey in February showed. “It’s great to see Midwest manufacturers staying
Overvalued dollar drives record US deficits with China, rest of world The Coalition for a Prosperous America released the following statement March 6, 2019, explaining
Optimism among U.S. manufacturers remains high despite continued workforce concerns brought on by the tight labor market., rising health care costsand the state of the nation’s infrastructure, according to
There is good news and potentially not-so-good news concerning Chinese tariffs, CNN reports.The world’s second largest economy is feeling the effects of the trade war
Rich Hoster has been Smith & Richardson, Inc.’s co-owner and president for nearly 25 years. He joined the company in the mid-1980s, soon after graduating
The last week of January 2019 brought with it some of the most frigid temperatures in decades for America’s Midwest – and along with it,
WASHINGTON – A new study of the US economy from the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) economics team shows that the US dollar is overvalued
Optimism among manufacturers nationwide is at all-time highs, but manufacturers are not similarly hopeful about their futures in the state of Illinois. In 2015, 42%
For the most part, manufacturing careers get a bad rap these days. The common perception is that most manufacturing is done on dark, dismal shop