Full Text of HR0285 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Illinois | 4 | | Manufacturers' Association on the occasion of its 130th | 5 | | anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Manufacturers' Association began | 7 | | serving the manufacturers of Illinois in 1893, with the first | 8 | | meeting held at the Medinah Temple in Chicago; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Manufacturers' Association is the | 10 | | oldest and one of the largest state manufacturing trade | 11 | | associations in the United States, representing more than | 12 | | 4,000 manufacturing facilities; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Manufacturing contributes the single-largest | 14 | | share (14%) of the State's gross state product (GSP) with a | 15 | | $580 billion economic impact in 2022; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Illinois manufacturing directly provides between | 17 | | 628,418 and 662,298 jobs, 9.5% of total employment in | 18 | | Illinois, with an average annual wage of almost $80,000 and | 19 | | indirectly supports between 1.68 million and 1.77 million | 20 | | jobs; these jobs compose 29.6% of Illinois total employment; | 21 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Manufacturers feed the world, make life saving | 2 | | products, power our homes and businesses, build our | 3 | | infrastructure, transport people and products around the | 4 | | globe, and provide for our nation's defense; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Manufacturing makes the world a better place to | 6 | | live every single day, and manufacturers are the innovators | 7 | | and entrepreneurs, the builders and producers, the dreamers | 8 | | and leaders of America, and the solution to many of the | 9 | | challenges facing our State and nation; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Manufacturers' Association is one of | 11 | | the greatest contributing factors to manufacturing success in | 12 | | Illinois, standing as an advocate and leading voice for | 13 | | industry across the State; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Manufacturers' Association and the | 15 | | IMA Education Foundation are focused on education and | 16 | | workforce to build a pipeline of workers for the manufacturing | 17 | | sector, which includes championing two new manufacturing | 18 | | academies, Career and Technical Education in K-12 schools, and | 19 | | an apprenticeship tax credit; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Manufacturers' Association's | 21 | | Education Foundation provides scholarships to high school |
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| 1 | | students who enroll in manufacturing courses as well as | 2 | | scholarships to community college students that are studying | 3 | | skilled trades across the State; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, In 2020, the Illinois Manufacturers' Association | 5 | | created Makers Madness: The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois, | 6 | | generating a competitive spirit among manufacturers in the | 7 | | State to showcase the innovation and ingenuity of our State's | 8 | | manufacturing sector; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Manufacturers' Association hosted | 10 | | its inaugural Makers on the Move bus tour to celebrate | 11 | | Manufacturing Month in October 2022 across the State to | 12 | | spotlight the great work Illinois' manufacturers do every day | 13 | | and showcase modern manufacturing that is high-tech, clean, | 14 | | diverse, and sustainable; in 2022, the Makers on the Move bus | 15 | | tour made 20 stops at manufacturing facilities, colleges, and | 16 | | high schools throughout the State and logged approximately | 17 | | 2,100 miles in seven days by visiting and highlighting | 18 | | exciting job opportunities in the diverse and innovative | 19 | | industry; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Manufacturers' Association's Women | 21 | | in Illinois Manufacturing Council was created to provide | 22 | | connection, education, mentorship, and fellowship to support | 23 | | current women in the industry and encourage the next |
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| 1 | | generation; this active and engaged group has come together to | 2 | | network and learn from each other, to learn about personal | 3 | | development, and to intentionally showcase opportunities that | 4 | | encourage girls in STEM careers; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois | 6 | | Manufacturers' Association played an integral part in | 7 | | identifying essential manufacturers for producing life-saving | 8 | | products for first responders and health care professions; the | 9 | | IMA was asked by Governor JB Pritzker to co-chair the State's | 10 | | Equipment Task Force and was appointed by Chicago Mayor Lori | 11 | | Lightfoot to lead the B2B Recovery Group that included | 12 | | manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, construction, and | 13 | | utilities in the State; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Manufacturers' Association hosted | 15 | | its first annual Moving Makers Forward Education Summit in | 16 | | 2022 that featured manufacturers, local economic development | 17 | | councils, educators, and recruitment experts; panelists deeply | 18 | | explored the current worker shortage, building a regional | 19 | | talent pipeline, legislative proposals to assist with | 20 | | expanding career exploration, and company culture that could | 21 | | provide real solutions to incorporate in addressing local | 22 | | workforce crises; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Manufacturers' Association was named |
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| 1 | | by the American Society of Association Executives as one of | 2 | | the 100 Associations Saving the World for their efforts to | 3 | | increase production of essential items, foster collaboration | 4 | | by companies, increase efficiency, and address regulator | 5 | | challenges; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Manufacturers' Association won the | 7 | | inaugural 2022 Leadership Award from the Conference of State | 8 | | Manufacturers Associations (COSMA) for their work to attract | 9 | | and maintain the manufacturing workforce and for the | 10 | | innovative ways they have helped their members address | 11 | | workforce challenges; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we congratulate the Illinois Manufacturers' Association on its | 15 | | 130th anniversary; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That we commend the Illinois Manufacturers' | 17 | | Association for their commitment to advocating for Illinois | 18 | | manufacturers and for recognizing the work Illinois | 19 | | manufacturers do every day for our State and the nation; and be | 20 | | it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That we thank Illinois manufacturers, their | 22 | | employees, and the Illinois Manufacturers' Association for |
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| 1 | | their dedication to their industry and their efforts in | 2 | | workforce development, and we wish the IMA continued success; | 3 | | and be it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the Illinois Manufacturers' Association as an | 6 | | expression of our esteem and respect.
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