Manufacturing
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Reynolds Wrap maker targets $7 billion IPO valuationOct 23, 2019 1:00 am - Lake Forest-based Reynolds Consumer Products Inc., the maker of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil and Hefty trash bags, intends to seek a valuation of $7 billion in its U.S. i...
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Craft brewers in Illinois on edge amid tax uncertaintyOct 21, 2019 1:00 am - A key tax break for small brewers in Illinois is set to expire at the end of the year. The 2017 federal tax reform law included a provision that cut the federal excise t...
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Feds arrest Streamwood company operators, accuse them of hiring illegal workers through Elgin firmOct 18, 2019 1:00 am - Four current and former operators of a Streamwood sheet metal fabrication company were arrested by federal immigration officers Friday and charged with hiring through an...
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Entrepreneur gains supply chain experience from militaryOct 17, 2019 1:00 am - Paul Quinn witnessed the critical importance of supply chain management from his days as a Naval officer on the USS Mount Hood (AE-29), an ammunition and supply ship. H...
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Illinois: A hub for American manufacturingOct 17, 2019 1:00 am - Manufacturing. Many who read that word think of a dark and dirty factory with sparks flying on assembly lines. That is what manufacturing used to be. Today, manufacturin...
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Manufacturing solutions take priority with new Hi-Grade ownershipOct 17, 2019 1:00 am - Schaumburg's Hi-Grade Welding and Manufacturing, LLC is celebrating its 50th year specializing in complicated weldments, custom sheet metal fabrications, CNC machining a...
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"Millenializing" manufacturingOct 17, 2019 1:00 am - Most kids probably won't say that they dream of working as a machinist, salesman, or engineer. Manufacturing is a stereotypically slow moving, gritty industry that does ...
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Manufacturing remains vibrant in the Fox ValleyOct 17, 2019 1:00 am - Shortly after the Civil War, the Chicago area saw a boom in manufacturing. With plenty of transportation routes via rail, ships and barges, Chicago became a mecca for ma...
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Marketing for makers - 2020 Planning ConsiderationsOct 17, 2019 1:00 am - It's that time for reflection, goal setting, and planning. In our experience, most manufacturers tend to be more apt to work in the business than on the business as it i...
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Pritzker's five-year economic plan projects manufacturing sector growthOct 15, 2019 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's plan for the state's economy calls for boosting jobs in Illinois' manufacturing industry by one percent in the next five years and projects the numb...