Another Illinois employer bolts for Indiana By Austin Berg 08/21/2015 The Land of Lincoln continues to send well-paying jobs to the friendlier business climate next door. TAGS: Indiana, manufacturing, workers compensation
Manufacturer moves out of Madigan’s backyard, cites unfriendly business climate By Austin Berg 08/13/2015 Illinois’ middle class is crumbling under the weight of the state’s political and legal classes. TAGS: manufacturing, Mike Madigan, workers compensation
Illinois’ summer manufacturing meltdown: South Side Oreo manufacturer laying off 600 By Michael Lucci 07/30/2015 The state lost more than 40 manufacturing jobs per day through the first half of 2015. TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Chips Ahoy, jobs, manufacturing, Nabisco, Oreos
June jobs update: Illinois’ workforce shrinks by 8,300, state has nation’s worst jobs losses at -7,500 By Michael Lucci 07/22/2015 Indiana and Michigan laid the framework for a manufacturing and jobs recovery. Until politicians in the Illinois General Assembly get serious about pursuing real reforms, the state’s jobs climate with continue to decline. TAGS: employment, manufacturing, right to work, workers compensation
June jobs report: Payroll jobs drop by 7,500, workforce shrinks by 8,300 By Michael Lucci 07/17/2015 Illinois is hemorrhaging jobs as Springfield refuses reform. TAGS: jobs
General Mills shutting down West Chicago plant, Illinois’ 4th manufacturing loss in 10 days By Michael Lucci 07/16/2015 Manufacturers and blue-collar jobs continue to bolt from Illinois’ poor policy climate. TAGS: manufacturing, property taxes, right to work, workers compensation
As Springfield stalls reform, another Illinois manufacturer heads across state lines By Michael Lucci 07/15/2015 Illinois’ broken workers’ compensation system makes it an easy decision to leave. TAGS: workers compensation
Border wars continue: Another Illinois manufacturer takes 500 well-paying jobs to Indiana By Michael Lucci 07/08/2015 Policy pain points continue to kill blue-collar jobs in Illinois. TAGS: Indiana, jobs, manufacturing, right to work, workers compensation