Economic Development
The city staff is enthusiastic about supporting the growth of local businesses and working with business owners to help them meet their goals.
The City of Greenville's ability to assist businesses in their growth is vast. Whether it be through incentive programs or through resources, the goal of the City's Economic Development Department is to attract and grow business throughout the community.
In addition to supporting the growth of local businesses, the Economic Development Department works to attract new businesses to Greenville in order to provide its hard-working citizens with quality jobs.
Magazine Inbound Logistics May 2014 issue features City of Greenville's Alan E. Gaffner Industrial Park and highlights the park as one of only five in the United States as a CSX Select Site. This site designation indicates "green light" properties along the CSX network where projects can move forward rapidly because the rail carrier has identified all known risk factors, and resolved any potential issues.
John W. Kelsey Business and Technology Park in Greenville has been selected as a BNSF Certified Site in 2017, in addition to already being a CSX Select Site.
The Business Park is a 440-acre rail served industrial park and ensures a site is ready for rapid acquisition and development through a comprehensive evaluation of existing and projected infrastructure, environmental and geotechnical standards, utility evaluation and site availability.
Alan E. Gaffner Industrial Park is a city-owned park which is home to several regional and national businesses. Essendant (a subsidiary of Staple), Donnewald Distribution, The Messenger Company, Masa Milling, and Ag Technology Solutions Group all call Gaffner Park home. The park is accessible through Illinois State Route 40 and is within one mile of Illinois State Route 127 and two miles from Interstate 70.
More can be learned how the City of Greenville Economic Department can assist your business by contacting it at 618-664-1644, extension 1010.