November 12-18 2018 is National Apprenticeship Week, and Tuesday morning Julio Rodriguez of Illinois’ Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity presented TMA’s President Steve Rauschenberger with a proclamation signed my Governor Bruce Rauner. The Proclamation ...
“As Americans celebrate Veterans Day this month, we honor all who have sacrificed to make peace and stability possible. We pay tribute to every proud American who has worn the uniform and served our country,” ...
There’s a whole array of important careers that you may have never considered or even heard of. The Technology & Manufacturing Association worked with Lumen Videos to visit with moldmakers, machinists and metrologists so they ...
The Illinois Workforce Innovation Board is strongly advocating approaches to workforce development created in conjunction with business. These strategies include establishing and maintaining dialogues and partnerships that ensure the education and workforce systems are responsive to evolving ...
Many U.S. firms have long had a simple mantra: “Invent here, manufacture there.” But, increasingly, those same companies are now choosing to invent as well as manufacture abroad. From automotive to semiconductors to pharma to clean energy, America’s innovation centers have shifted ...
ROCKFORD – Rockford Illinois manufacturers and how they’re working to develop the area workforce are featured in the current Engineering.com: Despite a more positive outlook from manufacturers as a whole, many factories are still struggling to find ...
When Chester Panek first started his drill press shop, his 30-feet wide storefront was located in a busy Chicago neighborhood, crammed in between a row of taverns. “I was just a kid then, and I ...
By Steve Cortes – Before you walk the walk, sometimes it’s best to talk the talk. For years, Donald Trump railed against the failed politicians whose bad trade deals stole jobs from American workers. Now ...
By John F. Di Leo – The United States has Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with 20 countries, ranging from enormous trading partners like Canada to tiny trading partners like Oman. For much of the year, ...
ELGIN – Women in TMA were challenged to embrace dramatic changes by author and speaker Stacia Skinner of Creative Training Solutions last Thursday during their annual luncheon at The Haight in Elgin, Illinois. Skinner, who ...