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 Official Response to Illinois Governor’s 2023 State of the State Address
The Technology & Manufacturing Association responded to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s 2023 State of the State speech Wednesday, February 15, with the following comments from TMA Executive Vice President Dennis LaComb: “After 4 years of tax increases and burdensome regulations heaped on our members, we were desperately hoping for meaningful relief from Governor Pritzker as he […]
Opinion: Illinoisans rejected a progressive tax once. They’d do it again.
By Dennis G. LaComb, Executive Vice President of the Technology & Manufacturing Association Politicians and manufacturers approach problems very differently. When machinists are programming machinery and an error message appears, they analyze the issue and develop solutions to move forward. What they don’t do is simply hit the “submit” button over and over, then get […]
House GOP Leader Tony McCombie to TMA Members: “Get Your Legislator in Your Building”
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″] SCHAUMBURG – “Get your legislator in your building…” That’s what House Minority Leader Tony McCombie told members of the Technology & Manufacturing Association Thursday morning during a virtual call. The Savannah-based three-term state lawmaker said inviting lawmakers to their businesses was crucial. “Every business manufacturer that is watching this today should get your […]
TMA reaches out to Interstate travelers with new billboard ad
CHICAGO – Every day, thousands of travelers on I-290 and I-294 are seeing in bright, bold colors: Technology & Manufacturing Association: Training – Resources – Advocacy in a huge billboard just off the highways. The new TMA member Growth Corporation donated the billboard ads, with the help of TMA Board Director Mike Magliano. Check out […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
