Alliance for Industry and Manufacturing

To anyone looking for the Alliance please be advised the doors closed in February of 2017 following the two year budget impasse.

We are pleased to share that Illinois companies have received more than $50 Million in grants, loans, contracts and incentives through the Alliance for Industry and Manufacturing last year. Formerly known as Alliance For Illinois Manufacturing, it is thanks to the hard work of our staff, board and partners that we remain committed to seek out ways to help companies in Illinois grow and expand.

If you are interested in learning more about these programs, we will be hosting with UPS-CACH a free Found Money presentation and Tour event next week on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at the UPS CACH facility in Hodgkin, IL. Please click on the link below to register for the presentation and tour!

More than $50 Million! That's how much money in grants, loans contracts and incentives Illinois companies received from The Alliance of Industry and Manufacturing last year.

Happy New Year! We're kicking off our next Pop Up Business Incubator event on Friday, January 27, 2017 from 8:30 AM to 3 PM CST in the 36 Squared Building in Bridgeport. The event will start with a FREE business networking breakfast called AIM Connects followed by two business workshops. To learn more or register for AIM Connects, please go here: https://lnkd.in/eAtNvBB

AIM Connects: A Breakfast Networking Event Looking for ways to promote your company? If so, then the AIM Connects networking event is for you. Don't miss this fun, free way to make connections and increase awareness of your product. Doors open at 8 am. Spaces are limited so register today!

From all of us at the Alliance and NORBIC, we wish you great joy and success during the holidays and in 2017!

Tickets are available for our annual Economic Forecast Luncheon on Thursday, January 12, 2016. Thanks to our supporting sponsor, Fisk Kart Katz Regan LTD, our Keynote Speaker is William A. Strauss, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor in the Economic Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The event will be held at Fountain Blue Banquets Conference Center in Des Plaines. To learn more or to register for the event, please visit http://www.illinoismanufacturing.org/event/economic-forecast-luncheon-2/.

Great to see Skill Scout mentioned in this Chicago Tribune article on local efforts to bridge the talent gap in manufacturing. They've been an outstanding partner in developing creative multimedia products - their videos showcasing different employers are one great example - to connect job seekers in a meaningful way with employers.

Manufacturing's big challenge: Finding skilled and interested workers Felsomat, a German manufacturer that makes automation equipment for the automotive industry, has a talent problem that's become a growth problem.

Excited to share a few pictures of a new project we will be launching in early 2017. This venture will allow us to offer our wide range of services to help even more small businesses and entrepreneurs in the city of Chicago. Additional information will be coming soon!

In the meantime, come follow us on Twitter or on LinkedIn to get the latest news or visit our website at www.illinoismanufacturing.org to learn about how we can help you!

We had a great turnout at today's networking event despite the cold weather! Thank you to TriNet, UPS, First American Bank, Delphi Energy Fund, Fisk Kart Katz Regan LTD, CBIZ, Inc., Symbol Training Institute, PNC, Wintrust Bank Chicago, Corkill Insurance Agency, Inc. and others for attending and for your strong support!

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IS TOMORROW!

Join the movement & give back.

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Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, but if you’re assisting our economy today on Cyber Monday, please think of us! The Alliance for Industry and Manufacturing received the GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Silver level logo, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provided by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of information on nonprofits. Please see http://www.guidestar.org/profile/03-0597030.

Additionally, if you are an Amazon member, please consider selecting the Alliance for Industry and Manufacturing as your charity of choice when you make your purchases at AmazonSmile. Make sure you start at https://smile.amazon.com/ for Amazon to donate a small percentage of the price of eligible AmazonSmile purchases.

Consider making a tax-deductible donation to continue our work with small businesses and manufacturers. We have worked with well over 3,000 companies in the Chicagoland area and want to continue to create and expand programs in the region to offer you customized resources. We have spent well over half of our time helping companies recruit, place and train their employees, frequently getting 50% reimbursements of eligible training costs.

Our government funding requires a 100% match for the dollars they award us to operate three business development Centers – Small Business Development Center, International Trade Center and Procurement Technical Assistance Center. We offer services to start-ups through government procurement/certification to international export growth services.

Please consider us when you are making your end of year donations. You can make a contribution at https://www.illinoismanufacturing.org/donate/donation-form/.

Your donation will help us continue to serve small businesses and manufacturers in the Chicagoland region!

Don't Forget that Giving Tuesday is Tomorrow! - Alliance for Industry and Manufacturing Join the movement & give back Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, but if you’re assisting our economy today on Cyber Monday, please think of us! The Alliance for Industry and Manufacturing received the GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Silver level logo, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provid...

INTERESTED IN A 50% REIMBURSEMENT FOR WAGES OR TRAINING COSTS? Technology & Manufacturing Association and the Alliance for Industry and Manufacturing team up to help local companies.

In partnership with the Technology & Manufacturing Association, the Alliance for Industry and Manufacturing has been awarded a $500,000 federal workforce grant through the Illinois Department of Commerce. The purpose of these grant funds is to help Illinois companies offset the training costs of newly hired workers using on-the-job training or upgrading the skills of their existing workers through incumbent worker training programs.

Please feel free to contact us as we would be happy to sit down with you to determine if your company is eligible to receive 50% wage reimbursement (new employees) or 50% reimbursement of eligible training costs (incumbent workers) under our current grant.

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