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TMA Takes Community Building to the Suburbs

As TMA dedicates more and more of its Schaumburg headquarters to meet TMA members’ demands for training, the TMA team is moving its networking events away from Schaumburg and to where TMA members are. A growing number of TMA members is meeting up with colleagues in Chicago’s south suburbs, where TMA’s Sandra Sempowicz organizes breakfasts […]

Time to Focus On Reviving and Building TMA Communities

[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=”7100,7106,7101,7080,7068,7069,7076,7071,7078,7077,7089,7090,7092,7104,7105,7103,7102,6985,6984,6896,6859,6570,6576,5966,5896″ img_size=”600×400″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″] “Community” It’s a word that energizes some people and drains others. A concept that stirs delight in extroverts and painful stress among introverts. Nevertheless, humans are social creatures. We are each better when we are part of that word “communities.” That whole concept was put to […]

More Illinois EV auto part manufacturers could qualify for state tax incentives

During the Illinois General Assembly’s current veto session, the Illinois House and Senate passed Governor JB Pritzker an update to the already in-effect Reimagining Vehicles Act (REV Act) that could allow more Illinois manufacturers to be eligible for state tax incentives.

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 […]