Technology & Manufacturing Association

TMA Advocacy Team works to build SaMM Caucus in Illinois General Assembly

SPRINGFIELD – State lawmakers are accepting the Technology & Manufacturing Association’s invitation to participate in TMA’s new effort in the Illinois General Assembly called the SaMM Caucus (Small and Midsized Manufacturers’ Caucus). The purpose of the SaMM Caucus will be to gather interested state lawmakers and provide information to them that will positively influence state […]

From the “Great Resignation” to Quality Culture

An unexpected societal reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic and the sudden and dramatic changes the devastating virus demanded on all our lives has been termed “The Great Resignation,” “The Big Quit” or “The Great Realization.” Taking hold a year into COVID’s three-year worldwide upheaval, over 41 million Americans reshuffled during “The Big Quit” to different […]

TMA Communities return energized in 2023

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] Early in 2023, TMA’s Communities began gathering once again to discuss plans to offer opportunities for small and mid-sized manufacturers to meet new TMA members and re-acquaint with longtime TMA colleagues. With the help of TMA Event Coordinator Justine Ewald, the HR Network reviewed new employment laws at a breakfast in February. The Supplier […]