You may know Mike Dexter as TMA’s Retention Manager. He’s most often seen visiting member companies to assure the services that TMA are providing are up to standard. He plays a vital role in our Association in numerous positions, additional to member retention, including Political Action Committee (PAC) liaison, CPR/First Aid instructor, and most recently as Safety Training Program trainer....
The Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous decision stating that government agencies seeking civil penalties cannot apply the “discovery rule” to postpone the running of the statute of limitations until discovery of the violation.
At issue in Gabelli v. SEC, decided on February 27, 2013, was the SEC’s enforcement of violations of the Investment Advisers Act, which makes it illegal...
The Women in TMA Committee selected Carol Ebel as recipient of the 2013 Rose Mottl Leadership in Manufacturing Award.
Ms. Ebel began her career working in the real estate development, road building and banking industries prior to turning her focus to manufacturing. She has served as President of Janler Corporation, a company specializing in plastics engineering and mold making, for 23...
Ed Brandt is Principal at Newmark Knight Frank Epic. After 37 years as president of a precision machining and tool and die business, Mr. Brandt sold his company and began a new career in the industrial real estate field. During his many years in business, Mr. Brandt was a member of TMA and served as its president. Mr. Brandt was also a member of the Northwest Manufacturing Association, among...
The Tooling & Manufacturing Association (TMA) today played host to four County Commissioner from across the region at TMA headquarters in Park Ridge. Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider, DuPage County Commissioner Jim Zay, Lake County Commissioner Nick Sauer and McHenry County Commissioner Mike Skala participated in a public policy roundtable sponsored by TMA’s Government Relations...
President Brian McGuire testified before the Illinois House Judiciary Committee in support of HB 153, a bill sponsored by Representative Dwight Kay (R-Glen Carbon) that would require transparency in asbestos trust cases. “Myriad Illinois-based companies, including many small and medium sized manufacturers, are being hurt by the current lack of trust claims transparency. As a state with a...
