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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 […]