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Empowering with Apprenticeships: Attract & Retain Top Talent Manufacturing Roundtable
As the manufacturing industry faces a critical juncture, businesses are grappling with the challenges of an aging workforce, rapid technological advancements, and a widening skills gap. The question for many […]
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Scaling Up: IMEC Partners with 37 Oaks to Provide an Educational Program to Prepare Small Businesses for Manufacturing Readiness and Wholesale Growth
Chicago, IL – August 16, 2024 The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) is pleased to announce a new partnership with 37 Oaks to introduce a unique program to Chicagoland small […]
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Advance McHenry Manufacturing Grants
The Advance McHenry County grant is open for applicants, and the county’s investments in McHenry County manufacturers will not only help businesses recover, but also spur innovation for the post-pandemic economy.
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Empowering Manufacturers: Kane County, Illinois, and IMEC Celebrate Grant Recipients in Manufacturing Excellence Program
Kane County, Illinois – May 8, 2024 – Kane County and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) are pleased to announce the first grant recipients of the Kane County Manufacturing […]
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Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) Launches Supply Chain Mapping Effort in Collaboration with BlueForge Alliance and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA)
Illinois. March 5, 2024. – We’re excited to announce a new collaboration between the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC), BlueForge Alliance (BFA), and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA). Together, we’re […]
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DCEO and IMEC Launch Made in Illinois Grant Program to Boost Manufacturing
Chicago, Illinois. February 2, 2024. – Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) today launched $1 million in […]
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IMEC Reopens Cyber-Safe Incentive Program in 2024, Investing Further in Cyber Resilience for Illinois Manufacturers
Illinois. January 18, 2024. – Following the successful implementation of the inaugural Cyber-Safe Incentive Program, the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) is pleased to announce the reopening of the program […]
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Illinois Manufacturers to Celebrate Manufacturing Month with “Makers on the Move” Statewide Bus Tour
Springfield, IL. October 04, 2023. – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) will celebrate Manufacturing Month throughout the month of October with “Makers on […]
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The Cook County Bureau of Economic Development Receives 2023 Industry Award for Manufacturing Advocate
Buffalo, NY. September 20, 2023. – The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) is excited to announce the recipient of the Foundation of Manufacturing Excellence’s 2023 Industry Award for Manufacturing Advocate, […]
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Peoria NEXT Teams Up with IMEC to Help Launch the Next Manufacturing Success Story
Peoria, IL. July 26, 2023. – (July 26, 2023 | Peoria, Ill.) – Bradley University’s Peoria NEXT Innovation Center is now partnering with the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC), with […]
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Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) Launch Innovative Supply Chain Center, Transforming the Manufacturing Industry in Illinois
Peoria, IL. June 21, 2023. – IMEC (Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center) in partnership with the IMA (Illinois Manufacturers’ Association), is excited to announce the launch of its groundbreaking supply chain […]
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Cook County and Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) announce new 2023 round of applications for Manufacturing Reinvented
Peoria, IL. March 3, 2023. – Today, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) announced the first round of 2023 applications for Manufacturing Reinvented, a […]
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Waubonsee to Partner with the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center to Address the Needs of Area Manufacturers Through Skilled to Build Grant
Sugar Grove, IL. January 26, 2023. – Waubonsee Community College was recently awarded one of eight Illinois Skilled to Build grants in the amount of $50,000 from the Illinois Manufacturing […]