Progressive Tax Would Further Stifle Illinois’ Economic Growth
Small and Midsize Manufacturers Say Springfield Has Done Enough Damage—a Progressive Tax Would Further Stifle Economic Growth
November 24, 2025
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Small and Midsize Manufacturers Say Springfield Has Done Enough Damage—a Progressive Tax Would Further Stifle Economic Growth
Of Illinois’ 17 Congress members, Roll Call 305 records eight Democrat Reps. Sean Casten, Danny Davis, Chuy Garcia, Jonathan Jackson, Robin Kelly, Delia Ramirez, Jan Schakowsky, and Lauren Underwood who voted “no” on the resolution.
AUSTIN, Texas, November 5, 2025 – Owner Resource Group, LLC (“ORG”), an Austin, Texas-based private investment firm, is pleased to announce that its affiliates have completed an investment in Acme Industries, Inc. (“Acme” or the “Company”), a specialty manufacturer of complex, precision-machined parts and assemblies based in Elk Grove Village, IL.
Last week, State Rep. Will Davis (D- Homewood) visited Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s Career Pathways classes with Bill Merchantz, HF’s CNC Manufacturing & Welding Instructor; Courtney Alexander, Department Lead Careers & Technical Education; Carla Erdey, HF’s Director of Communications and Community Engagement.
With the permanent closure of the $2.4B Gotion project in Michigan’s Green Charter Township last week, national and international attention is turning to the small town of Manteno, an hour south of Chicago.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Don Tracy, candidate for the United States Senate, visited the Technology & Manufacturing Association’s (TMA) headquarters in Schaumburg, where he met with TMA leadership to discuss headwinds Illinois manufacturers are facing and received a tour of TMA’s training facilities used to educate the next generation of makers and doers.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – At the start of veto session in Springfield on Tuesday, Governor Pritzker announced he wants to make up the state’s projected $267 million deficit by taking away cost-saving benefits provided to manufacturers in the Working Families Tax Cut, or One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) and their small and midsize manufacturer members strongly oppose making manufacturers pay the price for Springfield’s overspending.
1956 heralded the fourth stage of development for the Tool & Die Institute.
The Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) hosted the first meeting of the Senate-approved Manufacturing Task Force designed to develop a comprehensive set of recommendations for the Illinois legislature to improve and expand small and midsize manufacturing in our state.
GOODLAND, Ind., July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In a recent transaction, injection molding specialist Adkev of Goodland, IN has acquired Winzeler Gear of Harwood Heights, IL.