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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. ...
A coating of zinc the thickness of a sheet of paper can protect a steel structure for 100 years. Galvanized coating is one of the most durable methods of protecting against corrosion that is currently ...
If only Illinois manufacturers 100 years ago could have traveled in time to see what their industry descendants would be making every day in their shops. They most certainly would have returned to the 1900s ...
Kent Gladish, Vice President of TMA’s Member Development, explained recently how valuable and widely used TMA’s CMS-SIG network is to TMA members: More on the CMS-SIG HERE
Ben Barnett, Principal Manufacturing’s 44-year-old president and chief operating officer, will become the Technology & Manufacturing Association’s 86th chairman of the board in March 2021. After serving on TMA’s Board of Directors for several years, ...
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