SCHAUMBURG – Tuesday morning’s panel of manufacturers and mayors brought up some eye-opening topics on how well-meaning state legislation and county ordinances can bring unexpected consequences on manufacturers. Tuesday’s Mayors & Manufacturers breakfast discussion touched 3 ...
CHICAGO – One Illinois Congressman has been matching efforts with his talk encouraging the next generation to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) careers. Congressman Randy Hultgren (IL-14) started a STEM Scholar program last year, ...
MACHESNEY PARK – Great news from TMA member Superior Joining Technologies: they are the first in their locality to receive a coveted accreditation and also hired their first fulltime sales rep Superior Joining Technologies was ...
DOWNERS GROVE – Manufacturers are a “bunch of MacGyvers” to Stacey Bales, president of Bales Metal Surface Solutions. Manufacturers make up a unique group of creative, ingenious and determined folks with whom she loves working ...
TMA’s SAGE series just added a quick clip from our interview with Alliance Specialties.
Atlas Tool Works’ Hilary Mottl with Jane Johnson Jane Thompson, now 26, is from the West Humboldt Park neighborhood, where she was struggling to make ends meet working at food service jobs. “I worked hard ...
Manufacturing training opens doors for those with criminal records Chicago’s West Side neighborhoods are not only devastated with crime, the aftermath of illegal activity has taken a severe toll on the community’s productivity. In Chicago Urban ...
Wood Dale, Illinois, US and Cisano Bergamasco, IT—Wiegel Tool Works, Inc. (WTW) and M.S. Ambrogio S.p.A. (MSA) have announced a joint venture partnership to provide the most exceptional metal forming portfolio and expertise available to ...
LIBERTYVILLE – While the company name has yet to be released, northwest of Chicago a probiotic manufacturing company from outside the US could be moving in … The Chicago Tribune reports – A probiotic manufacturing and distribution ...
CHICAGO – Markeia Wilkins, 32, drove trucks and buses and worked as an auditor and pharmacy tech before pursuing a career in manufacturing. She’s excelled in TMA training and has already earned three NIMS credentials. ...