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CHICAGO – Earlier this summer, the Century Foundation published a report entitled “Revitalizing Manufacturing and Expanding Opportunities for Chicago’s Black and Latino Communities.” The study suggests Chicago area manufacturing may be crucial in reviving a ...
Up until six months ago, Illinois manufacturers were enjoying a newfound enthusiasm about their industry. For eight straight months, monthly surveys conducted by the Technology & Manufacturing Association showed their members expected the next 12 ...
Longtime TMA member Sko-Die was featured this week in NAM’s Shopfloor and in a local news source, Illinois Review. MORTON GROVE – While one party is insisting that Congress’ tax cuts isn’t benefiting the middle ...
After months of negotiations, President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States and Mexico have agreed on revisions to key parts of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) — a trade agreement between the United ...
Chicago’s West Side neighborhoods are not only devastated with crime, the aftermath of illegal activity has taken a severe toll on the community’s productivity. In Chicago Urban League research director Paul Street’s white paper on ...
JANE THOMPSON – 3rd of 4 newfound career stories Jane Thompson, 25, is from the West Humboldt Park neighborhood, where she was struggling to make ends meet working at food service jobs. “I worked hard and ...
Markeia Wilkins – Second of four Bethel New Life Success Stories Markeia Wilkins, 32, drove trucks and buses and worked as an auditor and pharmacy tech before pursuing a career in manufacturing. She’s excelled in ...
First published in August 2016 by Technology & Manufacturing Association – Hot summer months are now known as “the killing season” in Chicago’s violence-ridden West Side neighborhoods. During June, July and August, on the average, ...
WASHINGTON – Federal numbers say that US unemployment fell to the lowest in years, with 3.9 percent. In other words, over 96 percent of Americans that want jobs have them. It’s the lowest since the ...
CHICAGO – Caterpillar expected an all-time high $6.24 B net income for 2018 as demand for its products grew, but tariff uncertainty has dampered enthusiasm that that level will be reached. Bloomberg News writes in ...
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