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Fall/Winter 2006 IssueDownload Printer-Friendly Version (PDF, 688KB)
ContentsManufacturing: Reengineered, Retooled and RebuiltThe world of manufacturing is changing rapidly. Computers and new technologies and processes are recreating the way products are designed and produced. Innovation, quality improvement and increased productivity are no longer the future – they are the norm. Despite a drop in employment, however, manufacturing in Illinois continues to be one of the foundations of the state's economy. The Demand-Side of Manufacturing: What's in it for the Employer? The workforce development world is no longer about just finding someone a job. It is now about training individuals for jobs that require more sophisticated skill sets, more advanced education and a larger knowledge base, and then helping them advance in their careers. It is also about helping to retain companies in the City, and assessing and serving businesses' needs to ensure they maintain their competitiveness. Manufacturing Companies: What Do They Want? What Do You Get? Q&A with DeCardy Diecasting DeCardy Diecasting has been a manufacturer of precision zinc die cast parts to customers throughout the U.S. and the world for nearly 100 years. Industry Insider recently spoke with Bill Vogel, Vice-President of DeCardy Diecasting, to learn more about the company's hiring practices and culture. ManufacturingWorks: The New Chicago Workforce Center for Manufacturing The Mayor's Office of Workforce Development (MOWD) and the Chicago Workforce Board (CWB) worked to establish sectoral-based centers to focus primarily on the business needs of specific sectors – manufacturing and service industries – and to help the existing network of over 100 community organizations better target business services to these employers. Marketing the New Image: The Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council "This is the best untold story in Chicago – the story that sells itself," says Bill McMahon, Assistant Commissioner at the Mayor's Office of Workforce Development (MOWD), about manufacturing. "We have really good manufacturing here, but no one knows about it. The Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council is here to market manufacturing to Chicago and beyond." Youth in Manufacturing: The Wave of the Future Imagine creating a three-dimensional design on a computer (Computer Aided Design), transferring the design to a computer numeric control (CNC) machine, taking the finished product home after being built, and touring local companies to see if you can do this for a good living! Sound exciting?
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