TMA gifts area high school grants; encourages new industry interest
SCHAUMBURG – This fall, TMA’s Education Foundation granted $47,750 to area high schools to enrich and upgrade their machining courses.
SCHAUMBURG – This fall, TMA’s Education Foundation granted $47,750 to area high schools to enrich and upgrade their machining courses.
SCHAUMBURG – TMA’s Christians in Manufacturing hosted their 47th Annual Prayer Breakfast November 3 at the Schaumburg Golf Club.
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).
SCHAUMBURG, IL – 14 future manufacturing leaders and executives became the second graduating class from the Technology & Manufacturing Association’s (TMA) Manufacturing Leadership Program (MLP) offered in partnership with Judson University.
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.
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois General Assembly is returning this week for its annual veto session, and TMA was on hand to welcome members of the growing. Small and Midsized Manufacturers Caucus (SaMM Caucus).
DES PLAINES – A new strategic partnership allows manufacturing apprentices and students pursuing careers in manufacturing through the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) to obtain college credits at Oakton College in Des Plaines, creating a pathway for the next generation of manufacturers to grow in their education and career.
CHICAGO – The Chinese company Gotion is moving forward in its plans to build a sizeable facility in Manteno, Illinois, e0 miles southwest of Chicago. The effort has drawn attention nationally, as federal and state tax dollars are reportedly being used to subsidize the $2 billion factory.
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.
TMA member since 2010, Accurate Die Design Software, Inc. announces that it has signed an agreement with Stampack GmbH, a forming simulation software developer based in Germany, making it the distributor for Stampack products in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.