Success Stories

Every success has a story behind it. Alliance’s partners and clients are sharing theirs here:

  S & C Electric Co. charges up Alliance efforts.
    Finding skilled workers major challenge.
    Read more.

  Cutting tool manufacturer GKI slices into Alliance services.
    Company gains financing, selling to government, more
    Read more.

   Precision machiner Bryco hones in on Alliance services.
     Training and lean manufacturing support rapid growth
     Read more.

  Alliance like a cool breeze for ice machine maker Howe Corp.
    Fourth generation company gets lean and gains export expertise.
    Read more.

Client Testimony

From the Mayor of Chicago to industry leaders and innovators, find out what our members are
saying about the Alliance for Illinois Manufacturing.

“ Chicago has always been an industrial city and we have continually worked to remain a leading innovator in the global marketplace. We enjoy the most diverse and centrally located transportation system in the country to move products
to market in the U.S. and around the world.

The Alliance for Illinois Manufacturing / NORBID works tirelessly to support and
promote the products of Illinois manufacturing.”

Richard M. Daley
Mayor of Chicago, Illinois

“ The Alliance for Illinois Manufacturing is the “Hub” of technical support for small and mid-sized companies.”

Burt Klein
President of Portion Pac

“ The Alliance for Illinois Manufacturing is the best kept secret and all small businesses should be working with them.”

Walter Lisowski
President of Midwest Screw Products

“I use the Alliance for Illinois Manufacturing, as a technical extension of my own staff.”

Mary Howe
President of Howe Corporation

“All of this exciting upgrade to our facility is due to the Alliance for Illinois Manufacturing guidance and assistance – bringing financial agencies, ideas and contacts to us—along the way! ”

Valerie O’Donnell
CEO of Progressive Industries, Inc.

“Too many businesses don’t know how to grow, but they want to.  Alliance for Illinois Manufacturing brings the ‘know how’.”

John Blumenshine
Vice President of Facilities for S&C Electric Company