ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – JR Hommer says he’s been in a manufacturing family since he was six years old, and in the industry himself for since 1992. In just the past few years, he’s noticed a ...
Optimism among manufacturers nationwide is at all-time highs, but manufacturers are not similarly hopeful about their futures in the state of Illinois. In 2015, 42% of Illinois state representatives had a cumulative score of 75 ...
For the most part, manufacturing careers get a bad rap these days. The common perception is that most manufacturing is done on dark, dismal shop fl oors. The jobs are plentiful, but they’re not easy ...
MILAN – Over 120 Milan Illinois jobs will be moving north and across the Mississippi River into Iowa. Lewis Machine and Tool will be taking to Eldridge Iowa a new contract to make 15,000 firearms ...
The Technology & Manufacturing Association’s Government Relations is transparent about the public policy issues they keep an eye on during Illinois’ legislative sessions. These issues are the ones upon which they rate lawmakers’ voting records ...
Adapting to demand allows third-generation business to thrive “Adaptable,” “versatile,” “profitable,” “creative” — all words that describe manufacturers that survive and thrive from generation to generation. And those are the words that describe Stanley Spring ...
Ford Motor made an announcement Thursday at the Chicago Auto Show that is good news for Chicago area manufacturing, Bloomberg reports: Ford Motor Co. is investing $1 billion in two Chicago factories and hiring 500 ...
U.S. manufacturing has been enjoying a renaissance with record growth, productivity, and employment. But the industry outlook isn’t as optimistic when it comes to manufacturers in Illinois, where continued concern about taxation, regulation and public ...
A dispute over a Super Bowl ad shown in Canada only has erupted between General Motors and the Canadian Unifor auto workers’ union, the Associated Press reports. The Canadian subsidiary of General Motors was unable ...
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers are preparing to introduce legislation nearly doubling the state’s minimum wage from $8.25 to $15 per hour. While anyone in Illinois would be delighted with a nearly 100 percent pay raise, ...