Workforce Information

Dedicated, committed and qualified workforce!

"In my 29 years with the company, I've worked all over the Midwest and Western US. All in all, this is the best workforce I've worked with."

Rick Danielson
Terminal Superintendent
BNSF Railway Company

Galesburg's workforce is productive, reliable and safety conscious. Area workers and employers benefit from quality public and private schools, an award-winning community college with several occupational programs and great labor-management relations. The Galesburg area takes workforce investment seriously and it has a talented and hard-working labor pool as a result. Short commute times and low costs of living also mean that wages go further in West-Central Illinois than in larger metropolitan areas, which helps reduce a company's bottom line.

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