When Phil Surma was asked to join the Wrap-On company as its new General Manager three years ago, he took on the job with the vision of waking up a 70-year-old company. “Wrap-On was a ...
LINCOLN NEBRASKA – A gubernatorial news conference to proclaim October as Manufacturing Month in Nebraska morphed Monday into a call for Nebraska youth to consider manufacturing and technology careers that do not require a traditional ...
“Houston, we have a problem.” Who doesn’t remember actor Tom Hanks uttering those breath-taking words in the movie “Apollo 13”? It was a reenactment of tense moments during a routine systems check when astronaut Jim ...
American manufacturing expanded last month at the fastest pace in 13 years, in part because of effects from two major hurricanes, figures from the Institute for Supply Management showed Monday. HIGHLIGHTS OF ISM MANUFACTURING (SEPTEMBER) ...
Even at age 86, it’s not unusual for both Harold and Helen Karbin to be working at the business they started 63 years ago. Harold works on Lexco Cable’s accounting and signs checks, while his ...
These Ridgewood High School (Illinois) seniors just told us how their perspectives and career choices have already been positively affected by their new class at TMA. They’ll be featured in TMA’s October 2017 News Bulletin – very ...
Schaumburg, IL – On Tuesday morning, the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) hosted the annual Mayors & Manufacturers Breakfast. Elected officials and manufacturers came together to discuss the challenges that currently face the manufacturing community. ...
TMA membership doesn’t cost, it pays! Big talk, huh? Perhaps, but ask anyone of the 45 companies that are a part of our TMA 401K Trust. They saved an average of more than $10,000.00 last ...
SCHAUMBURG – Tuesday morning’s panel of manufacturers and mayors brought up some eye-opening topics on how well-meaning state legislation and county ordinances can bring unexpected consequences on manufacturers. Tuesday’s Mayors & Manufacturers breakfast discussion touched 3 ...
ST. LOUIS – Emerson (NYSE:EMR) announced last month the results of its third annual survey on American attitudes toward Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. Survey results show that, even as STEM education continues ...