Congressman Mike Bost, from IL’s downstate 12th CD, will be visiting with manufacturers Monday, March 18th at TMA’s Schaumburg headquarters. Rep. Bost is rated by the National Association of Manufacturers as one of the most ...
(Vice President Pence with Nicole Wolter |Official White House photo by Tia Dufour) Last year’s federal tax cuts were a boon to a Wauconda, Illinois manufacturer and their employees, company president Nicole Wolter said on ...
By Jared Walczak, Senior Policy Analyst with the TaxFoundation Key Findings: New Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) has proposed sweeping changes to Illinois’ tax code, advocating a constitutional amendment to permit a graduated-rate income tax ...
The newly-elected Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi told members of TMA’s Government Relations Committee Tuesday morning (2.26.2019) that when he assumed office in December 2018, he walked into a mess of old files. “The rows ...
The Technology & Manufacturing Association manufacturers continue to be optimistic about the industry, a survey in February showed. “It’s great to see Midwest manufacturers staying optimistic about American manufacturing through this last year of emotional ...
Overvalued dollar drives record US deficits with China, rest of world The Coalition for a Prosperous America released the following statement March 6, 2019, explaining the importance of addressing the US Goods Trade Deficit: Annual data released ...
Optimism among U.S. manufacturers remains high despite continued workforce concerns brought on by the tight labor market., rising health care costsand the state of the nation’s infrastructure, according to a quarterly survey by the industry’s top trade group released ...
There is good news and potentially not-so-good news concerning Chinese tariffs, CNN reports.The world’s second largest economy is feeling the effects of the trade war with the United States. The good news is: Trade tensions ...
Rich Hoster has been Smith & Richardson, Inc.’s co-owner and president for nearly 25 years. He joined the company in the mid-1980s, soon after graduating from the University of Tulsa with a degree in finance ...
The last week of January 2019 brought with it some of the most frigid temperatures in decades for America’s Midwest – and along with it, manufacturers’ concerns about rising energy costs and demands, as well ...