Since 1990, each July NORBIC's Annual Golf Outing has attracted hundreds of area manufacturers, related service organizations, and government officials. As one of NORBIC's biggest annual fundraisers, the event provides an opportunity to network with potential customers, to learn from peers, and to r...

Platinum Admiral Tool & Manufacturing Aventine Renewable Energy Inc CCH Inc Cole Taylor Bank CompX Security Products; CompX Fort Equipto Electronics Corp Graymills Corporation Howe Corporation HPR Partners Ideal Industries ITW Angleboard Knight Industries LLC L. Krinsky & Sons, Inc. Life Fit...

The City of Chicago funds NORBIC's Local Industrial Retention Initiative (LIRI) to help manufacturers stay in business and expand in Chicago's industrial corridors. In addition to assistance from NORBIC, the City offers a broad range of services, grants, incentives and financing programs designed to...

In 2005, NORBIC partnered with The Midwest Chapter of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) to increase its bench strength in providing lean manufacturing and process improvement solutions to its manufacturing clients. Founded in 1985, the Association for Manufacturing Excellence is a p...

Our Funders NORBIC's free and low cost business assistance programs are funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, the U.S. Department of Defense, the City of Chicago, and matchi...