SCHAUMBURG – Manufacturers in the Chicago region were optimistic in June about sales over the next 12 months – a good sign for the second half of 2018 and first half of 2019. At the ...
When Baby Boomers were kids, they were continually warned to avoid anything with the “Made in Japan” label. Of course, things have changed since then – and some of America’s biggest discount stores feature items ...
MILWAUKEE – The reason Harley-Davidson may be shifting some of its production overseas may not be solely the surging tariff controversy, MarketWatch said last week. It may be more because of other countries’ tariffs and ...
A measure of U.S. manufacturing activity surged in June likely as steel and aluminum tariffs caused disruptions to the supply chains, resulting in factories taking longer to deliver goods. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) ...
Engis Corporation, a member of TMA since 1982, was awarded the “2018 Exporter of the Year” by the Illinois Department of Commerce last week. Engis Corporation’s mission is to help companies improve productivity and profitability ...
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) issued the following news release today: Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the first quarter of 2018, according to the ...
Sure, Industry Week may rate California #1 for manufacturing, but the majority of the top-rated states for the industry are right here in was once referred to as the “Rust Belt” Midwest. Industry Week’s new ...
A report released in November found that as many as 800 million workers worldwide could be replaced by robots by 2030. That’s not shocking to most Americans, but they also don’t believe they are easily ...
LYONS – Atlas Tool Works will soon be celebrating its 100-year anniversary, and the fourth generation of Mottls is focused on the company’s future. Since its founding in 1918, Atlas Tool Works – like all ...
By Zach Mottl – For more than 100 years, my company, Atlas Tool Works, has been making precision parts and components in Illinois. In that time, our state has benefited from the middle-class jobs created ...