The Buzz

Made in America: A Blueprint for Creating Jobs

From ABCNews.go.com: In Bozeman, Mont., Anders Lewendal is hard at work building a home he hopes will be a blueprint for creating jobs in America. Lewendal, an economist turned builder, is constructing a house made entirely from U.S.-made products. Everything from the nails, screws and bolts, to the steel, staples and bathtub is made in the United States.  Read More …

 

EMPLOYER TRAINING INVESTMENT PROGRAM (ETIP) GRANT

The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association has recently been notified that the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity has awarded the IMA funding for ETIP FY11. The allowable training period is July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2011.

Companies wishing to participate need to submit a Company Profile, application & schedules A, B, C &  budget report, training summary report (formerly expenditure summary), external vendor materials report, copies of invoices and payments, participating employee report, internal trainer wages report, a trainee attendance sheet (roster),  a trainee retention report  and a training survey form. 

We will be submitting two separate reports for this grant.  The first report will include training completed between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.  At this time, we need companies to submit their training records for the time period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 and are due in our offices no later than September 1, 2011. The second report will include training completed between July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011.  The remaining training records for training completed July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011 will be due in our offices around the first of January 2012.  The required forms plus instructions are attached below also.  We will send reminders to notify companies of pending deadlines.

If you have any questions or need further information please contact:

Janie Stanley
Revenue & Grant Administrator
Phone: 217-522-1240 ext 1+3020
Fax: 217-522-2367
Email: jstanley@ima-net.org

REQUIRED FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS - (clicking the links below will download the forms directly to your computer.)