IMEC president: ‘Manufacturing in and of itself is kind of an economic security’ – Center Square

Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center President David Boulay responded to U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood’s pleas for tax credits to boost the manufacturing sector as a national security measure: “Manufacturing is what helps ensure a functioning society and I think there are some real key things that have happened here in the last few years where we start looking at the pandemic and our ability to find and source medical supplies at critical moments."