Industry Resources

• Manufacturing Modernization Loan Program   Provides access to adequate and affordable financing for upgrading and modernizing their manufacturing equipment and operations.
• The Chicago Manufacturing Center (CMC)   Provides assistance with assessment, benchmarking, and project assistance to Chicago area manufacturers.
• The Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center (IMEC)   Provides assessment, benchmark, and project assistance to Illinois manufacturers outside of Chicago.
• NIST Small Business Innovation Research  

ASSOCIATIONS

• National Association of Manufacturers
• National Electrical Manufacturing Association
• Association of Equipment Manufacturers
• The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations 

• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

• The Tooling & Manufacturing Association (TMA) Represents 1,300 Chicago-area manufacturers.  Website features  the ability to search the job board, post a job opening, and find education and workforce assistance.

DATA

• Manufacturing, Mining, and Construction Statistics  (U.S. Census Bureau)
• U.S. Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales (Department of Commerce)