Manufacturing
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TMA announces new freight partner with industry leader Estes Association SolutionsApr 19, 2024 9:57 am - The Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) has partnered with Estes Association Solutions, the largest privately owned freight carrier in North America, to ensure small and midsize manufacturers can ship and receive critical components with efficiency and reliability throughout the country.
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Komatsu mining truck named 2024 ‘coolest thing made in Illinois’
Apr 11, 2024 10:41 am - A mining truck manufactured by Chicago-based Komatsu was crowned the winner of the 2024 “Makers Madness” contest, earning the title of “the coolest thing made in Illinois...
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Bales Metal Surface Solutions hosts ribbon-cutting for two new lines, improving capacity by 100%Apr 05, 2024 12:43 pm - Bales Metal Surface Solutions in Downers Grove has replaced the two nickel lines in its 29,000-square-foot facility. The project has doubled the finishing supplier’s ni...
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Tesla’s $25,000 car means tossing out the 100-year-old assembly line
Mar 29, 2024 7:02 am - Tesla Inc. has a plan to fend off cheaper competition from China with a $25,000 electric car. But first it has to overhaul a 100-year-old manufacturing process pioneered ...
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‘We are the world leader in what we do’: $15.3 million expansion incentive keeps Lake Zurich business in townMar 25, 2024 7:35 pm - Smalley Steel Ring Company planning multiyear, project in phases Smalley Steel Ring Company will keep its global headquarters on Oakwood Road in the Lake Zurich Indu...
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Waubonsee Community College’s manufacturing literacy program empowers local workforceMar 17, 2024 5:45 am - In an effort to invest in and empower the local workforce, Waubonsee Community College is working directly with local manufacturers to address their specific workplace ne...
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Warehouse development surged during the pandemic. Now, it’s ‘a more normalized market.’Feb 25, 2024 5:39 am - In the decades after World War II, Allstate and other corporate giants built their headquarters on vast tracts of land along the Tri-State Tollway. The old Allstate campu...
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Chicago TAPPI to host ‘What’s New in Corrugated’ event Feb. 6Jan 29, 2024 10:31 am - The Chicago TAPPI Local Section is hosting its “What’s New in Corrugated” event from 5 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 6 at the Oak Brook Marriott in Oak Brook. “What’s New” offers pa...
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St. Charles Business Alliance selects 6 businesses for 2023 Made in St. Charles programJan 18, 2024 1:55 pm - The St. Charles Business Alliance has selected six businesses for its 2023 Made in St. Charles program. They are: Lighting Innovations; United Laboratories, Inc.; Clarke;...
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Musk and Tesla are battling unions across Scandinavia. What comes next in the labor dispute?
Dec 20, 2023 8:23 am - Tesla has found itself locked in an increasingly bitter dispute with union workers in Sweden and neighboring countries. The showdown pits the electric car maker's CEO Elo...