Business

The Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council’s business partners are small, medium and large companies—and their associations—that support our vision and practice high road business strategies. Our private sector partners are committed to long-term growth and value, innovation, leadership in their respective industries, and investing in their workforce, communities, and partnerships like the CMRC.

The CMRC and its business partners work to:

• Build a world-class education and workforce development system to help businesses find, train, and retain skilled workers


• Improve the quality and availability of public and private services to support advanced manufacturing


• Build support throughout society for the sustainability and growth of the advanced manufacturing sector

Since its founding in July 2005, the CMRC has leveraged millions of dollars in public resources to support the growth, development and attraction of high-performance manufacturers to the Chicago-area. These investments represent a win-win, yielding positive material benefits for companies and the broader public.

The CMRC’s business partners are:

• Alliance for Illinois Manufacturing


• Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce


• Chicago Manufacturing Center


• Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago


• Freedman Seating Company


• Gf AgieCharmilles


• HCS Consulting


• Illinois Manufacturers Association


• Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center


• Laser Technologies, Inc.


• Manufacturing Skills Standards Council


• Quality Float Works, Inc.


• Salsedo Press


• Symbol Job Training, Inc.


• Tooling & Manufacturing Association


• Valley Industrial Association


• World Business Chicago


• Wrightwood Precision Products Company