Tag: Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Lagomarcino’s misses last cut for Coolest Illinois-made Thing
The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s Coolest Thing Made in Illinois is minus a Quad Cities entry after Lagomarcino Confectionary’s chocolates – which had made it...
Lagomarcino’s chocolates make Illinois Coolest Things tourney Elite 8
Chocolates made by Lagomarcino’s Confectionary in downtown Moline are among the Top 8 Coolest Things Made in Illinois still standing in the 2025 Illinois...
Lagomarcino’s advances in Coolest Thing Made in Illinois field
The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois’ field has been narrowed to the Top 16 with Quad Cities favorite Lagomarcino’s Confectionary chocolates still in the...
Play Makers Madness; help pick Coolest Thing Made in Illinois
The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) is once again on the hunt for nominations for its annual bracket-style tournament to select the Coolest Thing Made...
Komatsu mining truck named “Coolest Thing Made in Illinois”
The Komatsu mining truck, produced by Komatsu in Peoria, has been crowned the winner of the 2024 “Makers Madness” contest, earning the title of...
How to help celebrate Coolest Things Made in Illinois QC
What is the Coolest Thing Made in Illinois?
The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) seeks to answer that question in its fourth annual “Makers Madness”' contest...
Editorial: Proposed amendment bad business
Illinois union supporters and worker rights groups are aggressively pushing for an amendment to the state’s constitution during the Nov. 8 election that, if...
Editorial: Manufacturing matters to QC
The term manufacturing is such a commonplace part of our economic vernacular that its true economic impact often gets overlooked.
Residents of the Quad Cities...