Building the Manufacturing Workforce of Tomorrow — Today
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At first, Alejandro Vasquez didn’t even want to be in precision machining. But once he gave it a try, he found something that lit him up—and he never looked back.
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PMA Educational Foundation Scholarship Deadline
OPENS OCTOBER 1, 2025
& CLOSES FEBRUARY 1, 2026
The Precision Metalforming Association Educational Foundation (PMAEF), in cooperation with PMA Districts, is offering scholarships/tooling awards of $500 - $3000 to individuals seeking a career in the metalforming industry. Each award is for one year and will be granted based on academic merit. Applicants may reapply for consideration the following year.
Learn more about Eligibility, Requirements, Selection Process, and Award Procedures at the link!
October 1st, 2025 12:00 AM - January 31st, 2026 11:59 PM
Dekalb Manufacturing Workforce Roundtable
The DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation and Valley Industrial Association invite you to a Manufacturing Workforce Roundtable on Wednesday, December 3, from 3:30–5:00 PM.
This session is designed to be an open, exploratory discussion about the current and emerging workforce needs of DeKalb County manufacturers. Across the region, different counties have adopted different strategies to strengthen their talent pipelines. We’d like to better understand what an ideal workforce support structure could look like specifically for DeKalb County.
We will share regional workforce insights and examples of practices used elsewhere—to help guide conversation. The direction of any future efforts will be shaped entirely by the perspectives and priorities shared in this room.
December 3rd, 2025 03:30 PM - December 3rd, 2025 05:00 PM
2179 Sycamore Road, Suite 102 Dekalb, IL 60115
TCD Winter 2026 Open House
Please join us for our Winter Open House.
For more information contact Izzy Castillo, Coordinator of Regional Partnerships, at izzyc@daoes.org
January 15th, 2026 06:30 PM - January 15th, 2026 08:00 PM
301 South Swift Rd Addison, IL 60101
Elk Grove Village
Village of Hoffman Estates
Village of Schaumburg
Burgess-Norton Mfg. Co.
Custom Aluminum Products
Kuriyama of America, Inc.
Suncast
The Diemasters: A Weiss-Aug Group Company
Curi RMB Capital
Mazak Corporation.
Nicor Gas
Old Second Bank
Plastic Recovery Technologies
Swiss Automation
YG-1
Assurance Technologies
Babbitting Service
C&C Power
Industrial Hard Chrome
MTH Pumps/MTH Tool Company, Inc.
TOX® PRESSOTECHNIK
Weldstar