Technology & Manufacturing Association

Illinois adds new paid time off mandate

SPRINGFIELD – As of January 1, 2024, Illinois business owners with five or more employees will be required to provide a minimum of 40 hours of paid leave for any reason per 12 months for all full-time employees. SB 208 allows employees to begin to use their paid time off after three months on the […]

With TMA, Judson University Marketing Students explore manufacturing careers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_images_carousel images=”7137,7139,7138,7129,7130,7131,7132,7136,7133,7128,7134,7135″ img_size=”500×400″ speed=”4000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] January 10, 2023 SCHAUMBURG – In an effort to expose their marketing students to career possibilities in the manufacturing industry, Judson University organized a tour of two nearby manufacturers in cooperation with the Technology & Manufacturing Association. Before holding a vibrant discussion over lunch at TMA’s […]

TMA to be represented at State Capitol with new lobbyist

SPRINGFIELD – TMA is pleased to announce a new lobbyist after the retirement of TMA’s longtime State Capitol representative Jay Shattuck. 

David Curtin, TMA’s new State Capitol representative, has years of experience in politics, government, and the private sector.

TMA Profile: Winzeler Gear’s John Winzeler

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″] After growing up in a Fort Wayne orphanage, John Winzeler’s grandfather “Johnny” came to Chicago. As a pioneer tool and die maker, Johnny built up a substantial business with a partner. When the 1930s Great Depression hit America, the two sadly lost their business as one partner committed suicide and the other, tragically, […]

TMA expands advocacy efforts in 2022 Elections

SCHAUMBURG – Advocacy is one of the five key aspects the Technology & Manufacturing Association offers its members. Through Advocacy, lawmakers at federal and state levels learn about small and midsized manufacturers’ unique needs. Over the past several months leading up to the November 2022 election, TMA’s Advocacy Team worked with TMA members to arrange […]