By TMA News Bulletin editor, Fran Eaton –  If it weren’t for women leaving their homes and entering manufacturing plants in the 1940s, the world we know today would be very different.   Not only did the world’s political scenario

SPRINGFIELD – The Technology & Manufacturing Association co-hosted a “New Legislator Welcome Breakfast” February 25th in Springfield.  The breakfast was sponsored by TMA, NFIB-IL, ABC-IL, CALA-IL, the Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and

INFORMATION A Rough Jobs Report The U.S. economy posted an unexpected 92,000 job loss in February rather than the anticipated 50,000 jobs added. Furthermore, January’s job growth total was revised downward by 17,000. The sectors leading the job losses were healthcare, manufacturing,

SCHAUMBURG – On the run-up to Illinois’ March 17, 2026, gubernatorial primary, all four Republican candidates took time to talk manufacturing with the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) about manufacturing. Candidates Darren Bailey, Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner, and James Mendrick