ICMA - Illinois Cast Metals Association

The Illinois Cast Metals Association is a non-profit Illinois association whose purpose is to develop, at a state and national level, an effective legislative action program for the foundry industry, to state the industry's position on legislation, regulations and any other governmental activity affecting the foundry industry.

The ICMA works closely with the American Foundry Society (AFS) to ensure that its members receive all benefits entitled to them through the ICMA.

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Objectives
Officers and Board Members
Membership
Membership Application
Benefits to Membership
The ICMA Runner newsletter
Other Publications
Member's Business Anniversaries
Membership Application (PDF 171k)

Objectives

The objectives of the ICMA are as follows:

To build an organization of sufficient numbers so that it can safely be said the association speaks for the foundry industry in Illinois.
To retain an industry representative in Springfield, on a full or part-time basis, to state the industry's position on matters affecting it to both the executive and legislative branches of the government.
To support and work with the American Foundry Society on federal regulations and legislation, particularly with the Illinois caucus.
To support the activities of other business organizations or general legislation and regulations affecting business, i.e., taxation, workmen's compensation, unemployment compensation, etc.
To adopt a bipartisan approach to legislation insofar as this approach is in the best interest of the industry, working with labor and other special interest groups when their interests and foundry interests coincide.
To develop economic statistics for use at the state or federal level.
To develop position papers for state and federal use.
To develop a team of foundry witnesses to offer expert testimony before state legislative committees and regulatory bodies.

To find out more about the ICMA, contact Stan Zielinski, Executive Director, Illinois Cast Metals Association, at 217-528-8238, or e-mail stanz@ilcastmetals.org.

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Officers and Board Members

ICMA Officers

President - Dave Bumbar, Aurora Metals, Aurora
Vice President - Laura Strohmayer, American Colloid Company, Arlington Heights
Past President - Geary Smith, G&W Electric Co., Blue Island

ICMA Board Members:

Jack W. Wymer, Jr., Fairmount Minerals
Bill Gleaves, Thilman Filippini, Chicago
Stan Zielinski - ICMA Executive Director

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Membership

To find out more about membership dues contact Stan Zielinski at 217-528-8238, or e-mail stanz@ilcastmetals.org or you can download a membership application today!

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Benefits of Membership

The following are just several of the benefits you and your company will gain from having an ICMA membership.

Siting Savings
Cast Metals Institute Training Grants (Illinois DCCA) - Members are reimbursed 50% of training cost at the Cast Metals Institute through the Industrial Training Program grant secured by the ICMA.
Illinois Legislative Review and Actions (Group Strength)
ICMA Annual Meeting (Reduced Costs)
Contacts & Networking Information
Quarterly Newsletters - The ICMA Runner contains recent developments regarding items listed above, ICMA's Board Meetings, and many other items of interest.

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Member's Business Anniversaries

Alu-Bra Foundry, Bensenville (1957) 40 Years
AMCOL International, American Colloid, Arlington Heights 1927) 80 years
Ashland Casting Solutions (Ashland Specialty Chemical) Dublin, Ohio, (1917) 90 years
Century Brass Works Inc, Belleville (1917) 90 years
Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) (1947) 60 years (a friend and supporter of the casting industry)

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