Manufacturing matters in Illinois.
In a letter from Illinois Manufacturers’ Association President Mark Denzler.
Manufacturing is integral to the story of Illinois and our nation. As our state’s leading economic engine, Illinois manufacturers feed the world, make life saving products, power our homes and businesses, build our infrastructure, transport people and products around the globe, and provide for our nation’s defense. Manufacturers are the innovators and entrepreneurs, the builders and producers, and the dreamers and leaders who are solving our challenges and creating our future. Manufacturers make the world a better place to live every single day.
Illinois has fantastic attributes for manufacturers including a central location, educated workforce, comprehensive infrastructure including roads, rail, air, and waterways, access to water, global city and airport, national laboratories, and an affordable and competitive energy market.
Our state also has many challenges. If the right policies are enacted by elected officials, Illinois can once again become the pre-eminent location to manufacture products in the United States. These policies will lead to increased capital investment and job growth.
We are proud to represent Illinois manufacturers and the more than half-million women and men that work on factory floors in good, high-paying jobs.
This new economic study confirms what we have long known: manufacturing is a key pillar of the state’s economy, and their success is vital to our state’s success. Illinois manufacturers feed the world, make life saving products, power our homes and businesses, build our infrastructure, transport people and products around the globe and provide for our nation’s defense. Manufacturers are the innovators and entrepreneurs, the builders and producers, and the dreamers and leaders who are solving our challenges and creating our future. It’s imperative our elected officials enact polices to allow for the industry’s continued success, foster capital investment and grow new jobs.
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