Post-hurricane season, unemployment at a 17 year low; more new jobs added than expected. Only downside is wage hikes aren’t keeping up, Bloomberg experts say: Even though job gains are well in excess of the ...
Looking for a movie that gives a realistic glimpse into inventing, innovating and manufacturing? Why not hit Netflix and catch Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro in 2015’s “Joy” – inspired by Joy Mangano, ...
CHICAGO, IL – So you’ve got a great idea that you think would sell millions and make life much easier. If you’re not one of the lucky ones to make the Shark Tank auditions, you ...
ROCKFORD – Doug Sosnowski started Spare Part Solutions twelve years ago, and today his Rockford-based business has 22 team members. Among other machinery needs, Spare Part Solutions specializes in replacement parts for printing equipment. Spare ...
ROCKFORD – Maybe you’d think Chicago would be among the best, but Rockford is #4 of the nation’s 10 best locations to work in manufacturing, Industry Week says. And why is the Rockford location so great ...
Five years before David Long and his business partner Walter Schaub started Pro Mold & Die, David was drafted into the U.S. Army and spent most of his two-year military stint between Western and Eastern ...
LOMBARD – For the second time in a week, State Representative Peter Breen’s voting record has earned him a perfect rating by watchdog groups who follow legislation in Springfield and rank lawmakers according to their ...
“As manufacturing sector becomes more important in a country’s income, relatively unskilled laborers benefit from access to vocational education, thereby narrowing the income gap with skilled labor,” Joshua Aizenman, the economics chair at University of Southern ...
State lawmaker Allen Skillicorn thanks TMA for recognizing his votes in support of manufacturing with this press release: CRYSTAL LAKE – State Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) has been recognized by the Technology and Manufacturing ...
The 2017 Hiscox Guide to Employee Lawsuits™ says Illinois employers have a 35% more chance to be sued than if they were located in any other Midwestern state. Even with that, Illinois employers are less ...