By Todd Maisch – With the nation’s unemployment rate continuing to drop, labor markets are in an ever-tightening vice, and Illinois employers are feeling the pain as they try to fill middle-skill jobs. There is ...
SCHAUMBURG – The Technology & Manufacturing Association’s Class of 2018 included graduates in CNC Programming, Tool & Die Making and Mold Making. Permission is granted for graduates to make copies of their diploma presentations with ...
A Bloomberg story published the last week of May 2018 says the “U.S. Can Still Catch Up on Manufacturing,” but in order for that to develop, two things needs to happen: the U.S. has to make ...
From Market Watch: The numbers: The Institute for Supply Management said Friday that its manufacturing index rose to a reading of 58.7%, up 1.4 percentage points from April and a two-month high. Economists polled by ...
SCHAUMBURG IL – Michael Stumo of Coalition for a Prosperous America explains the argument manufacturers should make to their Congress members as to why the Trump Administration’s tariff strategy is best for American manufacturers and ...
SCHAUMBURG – Tariffs were the topic of discussion Wednesday at the Technology and Manufacturing Association in Schaumburg, Illinois – featuring Michael Stumo of Coalition for a Prosperous America.
The AP reports that “for the first time on record, the number of job openings in the United States exceeds the number of unemployed Americans.” The Labor Department reported Tuesday that “the number of available jobs ...
(PIctured above Patrick Osbourne with TMA Instructor Cornel Ionita) SPRINGFIELD – On May 26th, state Capitol residents heard TMA’s Vice President of Education & Training Patrick Osbourne talk about the pressing need for education efforts ...
There’s good news and bad news in the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) April 2018 report on manufacturing. The good news: “Business is off the charts. This is causing many collateral issues: a tightening supply ...
Meet John Martin, Director of Sales for Omega Printing, Inc., the company that prints TMA’s News Bulletin. We asked John a few “Let’s Get Acquainted” questions: Q: What book had the most impact on you? ...