RSM US LLP is the leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market, with more than 9,000 people in 86 offices nationwide. It is a licensed CPA firm and the U.S. member of RSM International, a global network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms with more than 38,300 people in over 120 countries.
Accounting & Tax Services
EY
At EY, we are committed to building a better working world — with increased trust and confidence in business, sustainable growth, development of talent in all its forms, and greater collaboration.
Plante & Moran PLLC
What differentiates our firm? We focus on people, our clients and our staff. We believe that our clients are the center of all we do and their satisfaction is our primary concern which is why we are focused on our staff. We strive to create an environment that the Partners and staff enjoy.
Sikich LLP
For more than 30 years, Sikich has been supporting manufacturing and distribution companies with challenges and opportunities related to accounting, advisory and technology solutions. Our experts serve a wide variety of specialties and understand what it takes to overcome the challenges facing the industry and how to remain sustainable for long-term success. Find out more at www.sikich.com.
CDH, PC
We are more than just a CPA firm; CDH provides a single source of strategic business solutions. We specialize in helping international businesses with U.S. operations, and as a Moore Stephens member firm our global resources are virtually unlimited. With 3 local offices in the Midwest and numerous multilingual staff, we look forward to meeting you.
FGMK
FGMK is a leading professional services firm providing assurance, tax and advisory services to privately held businesses, global public companies, entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals and not-for-profit organizations. FGMK is among the largest accounting firms in Chicago and one of the top ranked accounting firms in the United States. Learn more about us at www.fgmk.com.
Banking & Insurance Services
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Having the information you need at your fingertips is vital when making business decisions. At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, we are committed to providing the resources, tools and information you need to help you make the best choices for your employees and your business.
CNA Financial Corp
As a manufacturer in a challenging marketplace, you strive to keep your plant efficient, competitive and profitable. Your facility, equipment breakdowns, supplier or distributor problems, product transmission or liability or employee safety: Nearly everything in the industry carries risk.
RBN Insurance Services
RBN is an experienced team of insurance and employee benefits brokers. Our professionals work with businesses to assess risk, identify cost-efficient approaches to insurance, and negotiate with carriers to deliver comprehensive options at a competitive price. We excel in working with higher-risk, higher-complexity operations where insurance can be hard to place and our insights can be differentiating.
Equitable
Equitable, a subsidiary of Equitable Holdings (NYSE: EQH), has been one of America’s leading financial services providers since 1859. With the mission to help clients secure their financial well-being, the company provides advice, protection and retirement strategies to individuals, families and small businesses. Equitable has more than 8,000 employees and Equitable Advisors financial professionals and serves 2.8 million clients across the country.
Legal Services
Horwood Marcus & Berk
Horwood Marcus & Berk combines the resources and diversity of a sophisticated commercial law practice with the entrepreneurial atmosphere and creativity of a boutique law firm. We provide world-class resources to clients by drawing on the firm’s demonstrated capabilities and relationships to build a team of professionals with proven experience.
Miller Canfield
Since 1852, Miller Canfield’s collaborative approach, deep resources and network of local, regional and worldwide relationships have helped our lawyers get work done quickly, efficiently and successfully for our clients.
HeplerBroom LLC
HeplerBroom handles cases in a wide variety of areas, primarily representing defendants in civil law suits including class action, pharmaceutical & medical devices, products liability, personal injury, asbestos & toxic tort, labor & employment, medical & professional liability, nursing home law, insurance law, commercial & antitrust litigation as well as white collar criminal defense.
Taft Chicago
Taft Chicago is immersed in the city’s numerous business and cultural offerings. Our Chicago attorneys are equipped to serve clients from Fortune 500 corporations to small businesses. The office concentrates on matters involving real estate, zoning, gaming, government relations and public finance, as well as litigation of all types including employment and intellectual property.
SmithAmundsen LLC
Our philosophy is simple – put the client first. At SmithAmundsen, our more than 180 attorneys spend each day providing exceptional client service to commercial organizations in the areas of labor and employment, litigation and business transactions. Our clients are Fortune 500 companies, manufacturers, government agencies, insurers, restaurant owners, financial institutions and small business owners. Our strength is in our commitment to understanding our clients’ business objectives and successfully partnering with them to meet those objectives. We value long-term relationships with our clients because when we genuinely understand the industries in which they operate we are able to provide more strategic and innovative legal advice. Please visit www.salawus.com for more information.
Vedder Price
Vedder Price is a thriving, business-focused law firm with a global reach. With 300 attorneys and growing, we serve clients of all sizes and industries from our strategically located offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Singapore. We provide high-value legal counsel to manufacturers in labor and employment, real estate, environmental and litigation matters, as well as in corporate finance and transactions.
Plant Services
Ameren Illinois
Every day, Ameren is working hard to provide more reliable energy, reduce outages and restore power faster than ever before. It’s all part of our ongoing commitment to keep pace with future energy needs, as we proudly continue to serve, support and invest in the communities we call home.
Surplus Record Machinery & Equipment Directory
Surplus Record, is the leading independent business directory of surplus and used capital equipment, machine tools, machinery, and industrial equipment, listing over 70,000 industrial assets. A Free Buyers-Sellers bulletin board for buying or selling equipment is also available.
SourceDay
SourceDay’s SaaS solution creates real-time visibility and accountability between you and your suppliers. 1,000’s of manufacturers, retailers, and distributors trust SourceDay to help their teams reduce costs, protect revenue, and improve cash flow. By improving visibility and eliminating risks associated with constant PO changes, lack of communication and inaccurate ERP data, SourceDay empowers its users to save money and meet more customer commitments.
item America, LLC
item is the pioneer and a global market leader in building kit systems for industrial applications. We’ve been designing and marketing construction solutions for machinery, fixtures, and plants since 1976. Today, the item product portfolio includes more than 4,000 high-quality components designed for use in machine bases, workbenches, automation solutions, and lean production applications.
Peerless Cleaning & Restoration Services
Peerless has been serving the needs of residents and businesses in Central Illinois since 1945. As your local cleaning experts, we are here to help you with all of your cleaning needs including dry cleaning, carpet cleaning, air duct cleaning, emergency restoration, sanitizing, and more for both residential and commercial properties. No matter your cleaning needs, Peerless is here for you.
HR, Recruiting, & Training Services
Martin Recruiting & Consulting
MRC’s primary focus is recruiting committed American citizens from Puerto Rico to work in the manufacturing industry and manual labor industry. Our CEO, ClayMartin, has over 7 years of domestic and international management and recruiting experience, much of which was facilitated by 4 years of service in the Peace Corps.
LAUNCH Industrial
LAUNCH Industrial is the manufacturing, maintenance and aerospace industry’s fastest growing staffing and recruiting solution. We provide skilled contractors and technicians to all types of industrial manufacturing facilities nationwide. LAUNCH was founded to provide skilled talent to the aerospace OEM and MRO sectors and has since grown to support all manufacturing verticals nationwide. Our primary focus is in aerospace and defense, manufacturing, power, automation, food and beverage, automotive and machining.
Tandem HR
Tandem HR is an IRS-certified CPEO, or HR outsourcing company. We provide custom human resource solutions for small to mid-sized businesses because we firmly believe there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to HR. Each organization has its own unique set of challenges, opportunities, and employee base. We partner with businesses for payroll, benefits, compliance and other HR solutions that best fit their current needs and we are able to scale solutions as our clients grow or downsize.
Consulting Services
BBJ Group
BBJ is a full-service environmental consulting firm formed in 1997 to provide environmental solutions to private businesses and public sector clients. The firm offers services organized around five primary business practices: (1) Remediation and Site Restoration, (2) Real Estate and Transaction Support, (3) Risk and Liability Management, (4) Regulatory Compliance Assistance, and (5) Ecosystem Services and Sustainability.
Simple Machines Marketing
Simple Machines Marketing helps manufacturing, technology, and B2B professional service companies by automating marketing and lead generation, as well as everyday sales tasks to get results faster than traditional marketing companies, using automation software and AI. Meet our team and learn more at www.simplemachinesmarketing.com.
Streng Agency
Streng is a fully integrated marketing and advertising agency with over 30 years of award winning success serving manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. Specializing in product catalogs, custom web design, digital, social, and graphic design. Check our work out at www.strengagency.com or contact us at 630-584-3887.
Anaplan
Anaplan is a cloud-based, enterprise SaaS provider transforming the way decisions are made. We are pioneering Connected Planning, which we believe is the next essential cloud software category because it transforms planning by connecting people, data and plans to accelerate business success at every level within every organization.
Prescient Solutions
Prescient Solutions is an IT outsourcer, using a cloud-based model to provide IT solutions to small, mid-sized, global organizations and government entities for over 20 years. Prescient Shared Services allow any size organization to cost-effectively manage IT resources and increase its bottom line.
Roux Associates, Inc.
Roux is a professional services firm providing a broad range of consulting and project management services to solve complex environmental issues associated with air, water, and land. We have been providing these services to an impressive list of Fortune 500 and public sector clients nationwide for over 35 years through eight offices, located in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Texas.
WSI (We Simplify the Internet)
WSI (We Simplify the Internet) is a global leader in digital marketing for 25 years. We are a local boutique ad agency helping manufacturing companies with their online marketing needs. Our main focus is to execute successful digital marketing campaigns to help our clients drive traffic to their website, increase awareness, generate leads and boost sales. We work with manufacturing companies using the latest digital marketing expertise and tools to help grow businesses and their brands.
Doppio Group
Doppio is a technology consulting firm focused on integrating and automating supply chain data. Our global team of experts serves manufacturing and distribution organizations by maximizing IT investments through implementation/integration engagements and managed services. We bring our customers’ visions to life through technology.
Local Partners
Rockford Area Economic Development Council (RAEDC)
Thinking of relocating or expanding your business? The Rockford Region offers the workforce, industrial sites and logistics to support your business needs to succeed. Join other leading companies which have made the Rockford Region a hub of innovation.
Consumer Healthcare Products Association
CHPA represents the leading manufacturers and marketers of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and dietary supplements. CHPA members’ products provide millions of Americans with safe, effective, and affordable therapies to treat and prevent many common ailments and diseases.
Village of Franklin Park
Franklin Park is located close to the City of Chicago and adjacent to one of the world’s busiest airports. Our excellent transportation options including highway, commuter rail and public transit puts you in the center of regional employment opportunities and a wide variety of commercial, cultural and recreational offerings.
DCC Marketing
DCC Marketing, is a women-owned, full-service integrated marketing and communications agency. Our marketing strategies drive sales by connecting our client’s brand value to the needs’ of their client’s target audience. We work with clients from building their brand strategy to delivering tactical marketing needs including, video, social and digital advertising. Our business model is centered on implementing strategies and ideas that drive business goals. We are an extension of our clients’ marketing teams and measure our success through their success.