Partners
& Co-Sponsors
Partners
Co-Sponsors
Co-Sponsors
The
International Trade Club of Chicago
Website:
www.itcc.org
ITCC, founded in 1919, is the oldest international
trade association in the United States. As a nonprofit
association, its mission is to foster and expand international
trade and investment, to encourage the profession
of international business management, to furnish its
members with a medium for exchange of experience,
to provide a forum for the discussion of problems
of mutual interest and also to remove barriers and
obstacles which may interfere with the development
of international trade and investment.
The
Tooling & Manufacturing Association
Website:
www.tmanet.org
TMA, established in 1925, is a 1400-member not-for-profit
association of 1,400 of precision manufacturing and
supplier companies in the greater Chicago area, including
tool & die, mold, machining, special machine,
component part, related services, and industrial distributor
companies. The association is widely known for its
employee benefit and education programs. The TMA supports
its members by providing educational opportunities,
industry representation, and services to foster member
company global competitiveness.
Partners
The
Chicago-Cook Business Center
Website:
www.chicago-cook.org
CCBC is a public agency and is the principal economic
development organization for the Chicago-Cook County
region. It is a single source contact organization
that works with prospect companies by provi
ding
market information, technical assistance, tax incentives,
financing, building and land identification, strategic
partner searches, and international expansion assistance.
Business services are confidential and free of charge.
The Illinois Trade Office
Website:
www.illinoisbiz.biz/bus/ito
ITO of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
(DCEO) is Illinois’ lead advocate in improving
our state’s competitiveness in today’s
fierce global marketplace. The ITO provides a variety
of programs to fulfill its mission of creating high
quality Illinois jobs through export development and
foreign direct investment.
The Illinois Institute of Technology Manufacturing
Programs
Website:
www.mtm.iit.edu/mpc.html
IITManufacturing Technology and Management Programs
are designed for individuals who are already knowledgeable
and involved in manufacturing through community college
education and work experience. The MTM curriculum
provides information that enables students to build
upon their specialized skills and expand their career
opportunities to include managerial positions. The
IIT-Manufacturing Productivity Center (MPC) has linked
industry with the technology leadership of IIT since
1976, with the goal of improved productivity and competitiveness.
The key to MPC's success has been a holistic approach
that integrates management and technology. MPC's holistic
approach spans all of the elements that are required
to develop a high performance organization. MPC clients
rely on staff and faculty to develop new products,
materials and processes, and to create new supply
and distribution channels, within the context of modern
manufacturing management and an emphasis on continuous
improvements for existing companies. MPC has provided
services to over 1000 production and service companies,
ranging from the Fortune 500 to very small companies
that are involved in manufacturing engineered products.
The
Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago
Website:
KACC
The
Mission of our Kellogg Alumni Club program was created
by the Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago. Its goals include
facilitating lifelong learning, contacts and camaraderie,
applying Kellogg management training to enhance members'
personal, career and community development, and to
establish club membership as an expectation and aspiration
among students and alumni.
