Illinois Manufacturers' Association

Illinois Manufacturers' Association

Abbreviation	IMA
Formation	September 29, 1893; 131 years ago (1893-09-29)
Type	Trade association
Purpose	Lobbying
Headquarters	Oak Brook, Illinois
President & CEO	Mark Denzler
Vice President	Gordy Hulten
Website	ima-net.org
Formerly called	Illinois Manufacturers' Protective Association

The Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA) is a trade association for manufacturing companies in Illinois. It bills itself as "the oldest and largest statewide manufacturing trade association in the United States." Based in Oak Brook, Illinois, and founded in 1893 by businessmen opposed to legislation limiting the working hours of women, IMA has more than 4000 member companies. The association lobbies on behalf of Illinois manufacturing interests and has its own political action committee and polling organization. IMA's president and CEO is Mark Denzler. The IMA publishes a quarterly magazine, The Illinois Manufacturer.^[1]