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 […]

What Chicago 2023 mayoral candidates say about manufacturing

February 28th, 2023 is the day Chicagoans will pick their mayor for the next four years. Current Mayor Lori Lighfoot has been criticized for how she’s handled crime and other key issues during her first term. Nine Chicagoans have thrown their names into the race, and the Technology & Manufacturing Association asked their opinions on […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]