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VERNON HILLS, IL – International supply chain woes continue to head the list of things on Americans’ minds during the closing of 2021. Images of hundreds of cargo ships waiting to be unloaded headline nightly ...
This TMA Young Leader Lynn Dreisilker, 30, has been working at Dreisilker Electric Motors for six years, and is now operations manager of her family’s 72-employee company in five Chicago area locations. (pictured second from ...
“I never thought of myself as a woman in the business. I just happened to be a woman in the business,” Janet Kaiser, the owner of two Chicago area manufacturing businesses, says. Janet Kaiser says ...
OAK BROOK, IL – In August, workforce development was the topic of a panel discussion hosted by the Women in TMA at their fall luncheon in at the Hyatt Lodge in Oak Brook, Illinois. TMA ...
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and shutdowns were ordered in the state of Illinois, the state’s manufacturing sector held its breath. But only for a second. Within days, if not hours, of Governor Pritzker’s first ...
Al Panico says all the time people say they have to do a double take when they see his name on a credit card. “Yes, it’s spelled P-a-n-i-c-o,” he says, chuckling, “Not P-a-c-i-n-o,” as the ...
Illinois voters overwhelmingly rejected an effort in 2020 to change the state’s flat tax system to one that would demand tax rates to increase as a person’s income grew. Many contribute the failure of the ...
When TMA asked members in July what their primary pain points were, their responses were the following: “International logistics and inflation.” “Supply chain and costs.” “Supply chain issues.” “Access to needed materials.” “Decreased availability of ...
INNOVATION AND GROWTH OVER 30 YEARS AND 2 GENERATIONS “I’m Tom Roeser. I’ve been at OTTO Engineering 30 years. That’s all you need to say about me in a profile.” Those words are indeed ...
In late May, TMA members were briefed on manufacturing related actions of the Illinois General Assembly. The update was provided by TMA lobbyist Jay Shattuck, who was joined by Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin. ...
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