Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center
Igniting Illinois manufacturing excellence and global competitiveness.
Your #1 Community for Illinois Manufacturing
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2020 Manufacturing Impacts
1,144
Companies Assisted
6,176
Jobs Created + Retained
$646,455,900
Aggregate Impact
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- Talent Acquisition: What is your Strategy?on July 22, 2021
“I can’t find people!" This is without a doubt a common challenge for companies today. Challenges do not go away on their own. As leaders we must develop strategies to use available tools and resources to overcome the challenges. In most key areas of business there are strategic plans. The activities are planned, monitored, and managed to ensure the best results and minimize business impacts.
- Upskilling for the Move to the Smart Factoryon July 20, 2021
On the heels of the global pandemic comes yet another challenge for manufacturers to face: The coming of the “smart factory”. The factory that requires you to upskill your workers just to stay afloat and will leave you and your employees behind if you don’t start planning now. Right now.
Affiliations
At IMEC, we recognize the value of a strong team and partnerships to bring our mission alive. Our key partners listed below serve in vital roles to provide strategic guidance and to set important policy priorities. Together we craft the direction and provide the resources to help our state’s competitiveness. Read More
