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.
ELMHURST, IL – When Kurt Sundberg joined Simplex System Controls in Elmhurst, Illinois 15 years ago, he was surprised and delighted with what he discovered about the industry and himself.
SPRINGFIELD, IL – As of October 1, 2023, Technology & Manufacturing Association-sponsored SaMM Caucus (Small and Midsized Manufacturers Caucus) consists of the following members of the Illinois General Assembly:
TMA’s nearly 800 members are concerned how state laws directly affect their businesses and determined to develop an active advocacy program in the State Capitol.
The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte recently released
a study showing that nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs
will likely need to be filled in the United States over the
next decade
Manufacturers are a “bunch of MacGyvers” to Stacey
Bales, president of Bales Metal Surface Solutions.
They make up a unique group of creative, ingenious
and determined folks with whom she loves working
and being associated.
