The 3rd Annual Educator's Day went off without a hitch at Excel Foundry & Machine recently. The event was associated with the upcoming 6th Annual Discover Manufacturing Career Expo and was hosted by the Strategic Manufacturing Group (SMG). Educator ...

East Peoria Robo Raiders is a First Tech Challenge (FTC) team comprised of some of our region’s brightest and best students. These kids are not your typical teenagers. While other students their age may be focused on playing the latest Xbox 360 games, Rob ...

It often pays big dividends to periodically recalibrate one’s perspective on subjects and issues with which you think you are somewhat familiar. This was the case recently when I joined Steve Stewart, Director of Human Resources for Excel Foundry and Ma ...

The show might be over but the news of the world’s first 3D-printed car is still sweeping the nation from Chicago to Atlanta and California on local stations to CNN. If you haven’t heard about it, AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology partner ...

Even though I am an administrator now, I will always be a business education teacher at heart. The teacher within me is constantly seeking to create new and unique opportunities for our students. It may seem plain. It may seem simple, but that is why I jo ...

Shining light on the backbone of our country, October 3rd has been designated as 2014’s Manufacturing Day. Learn what individuals and organizations around the country are doing in response to this movement and see how you can get involved… Manufacturin ...

On October 31, 2014, Illinois Central College will be hosting an inaugural STEM Symposium to engage and excite more than 200 high school students about STEM fields of study. Students will participate in hands-on sessions and learn about new innovations in ...

Area manufacturers are invited to explore the possibility of a Dynamic Manufacturing Network for the five county Central Illinois region. The goal of the network is to create opportunities for participating manufacturers to expand sales and/or s ...

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission is providing its 2014-15 Annual Financial Aid Certification Program, an annual certification series of training modules on helping students with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and staying cu ...

“We can get a grant to pay for the project.” Time and time again I hear this phase. It comes from the euphoria of strategic planning and innovative program development. In the excitement of making a difference in the community, we often first turn to gran ...