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04/26/2020

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12/12/2019

11/02/2019

As California budgets millions to rebrand long-disparaged vocational education, there are an estimated 30 million jobs in the U.S. that pay at least $55,000 per year and don’t require a bachelor’s degree.

12/07/2018

Nice!

Good news continues to come from U.S. manufacturing ranks. In November, manufacturers made the most hires in the last seven months – 27,000 new workers on manufacturing floors nationwide.  Hiring in November was led by health care firms, which added 40,100 jobs, and professional services such as ...

11/28/2018

Way to go TMA and District 214!

Dawn Monarca is only 17, but already knows how to operate high-tech manufacturing equipment to build robots and high-mileage vehicles.

11/14/2018

Great to hear!

Economic forecasts, market analysis, technology trends and tax reform point to optimism and opportunity for the manufacturing industry at home and abroad through 2019 – consensus at recent MTForecast conference.

10/05/2018

Happy Manufacturing Day!

08/22/2018

Good read on vocational training and how it's viewed and implemented in Germany. Hopefully we can adopt some of these values here.

Employing apprentices is a smart move because they can be trained to develop exactly the skills and knowledge your company wants them to have. But how do you find these apprentices and why does this concept work better in some countries than in others? A closer look at the German system and the Gro...

07/19/2018

College isn’t for everyone. Earn while you learn and come out debt free with a great career ahead of you!

Huge shortages loom in the skilled trades, which require less — and cheaper — training. Should that make students rethink the four-year degree?

07/18/2018

So simple, yet brilliant!

07/02/2018

Yes!

A measure of U.S. manufacturing activity surged in June likely as steel and aluminum tariffs caused disruptions to the supply chains, resulting in factories taking longer to deliver goods. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Monday its index of national factory activity jumped to a rea...

06/28/2018

Sure, Industry Week may rate California #1 for manufacturing, but the majority of the top-rated states for the industry are right here in was once referred to as the “Rust Belt” Midwest. Industry Week’s new listing released Thursday has five of the top 10 Midwest states listed as: #3 – Ohio ...

05/29/2018

Congratulations graduates!

Blog 51 Students Graduate from TMA’s Related Theory Apprentice Program and Become the Next Generation of Manufacturers in Illinois ·May 25, 2018 “You have entered into a gateway of endless possibilities. Only 16% of all high school seniors are interested in the jobs you graduates are pursuing.....

05/07/2018

Great news!

News Manufacturing jobs lead to US lowest unemployment rate in 18 years TMA Media May 7, 2018 Share Manufacturers and business service providers posted a strong month of hiring in April, helping cut the U.S. unemployment rate to 3.9 percent, the lowest level since December 2000. Employment in manufa...

05/07/2018

Way to go TMA! Congratulations Hersey!

Illinois News Updates TMA Education Foundation helps John Hersey High School buy new lathe and mill TMA Media May 7, 2018 Share ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – TMA Education Foundation awarded John Hersey High School almost $9000 last week to help the technical education department buy a new lathe and mill fo...

04/26/2018

Great to see manufacturing grow in the US!

Data & Reports Illinois News Updates US Manufacturing output hits all-time highs, making employment even more crucial TMA Media April 26, 2018 Share SCHAUMBURG – John Augustine, Chief Investment Officer of Huntington Bank in Chicago, shared insight about the nation’s economic and market conditio...

04/19/2018

Illinois Midwest News Updates TMA matches D211, D214 high school students with career opportunities TMA Media April 19, 2018 Share SCHAUMBURG – The Technology & Manufacturing Association and others matched up District 211 and 214 high students with company representatives offering manufacturing ca...

04/02/2018

Awesome program to get students ready for great careers in manufacturing!

Illinois Midwest News Updates TMA to host District 214 Career Fair Thursday TMA Media April 2, 2018 Share SCHAUMBURG – District 214 high school students will receive their junior Related Theory certificates Thursday, March 5 at Technology & Manufacturing Association’s Schaumburg headquarters. No...