The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from representatives of the local GSI plant, at their Tuesday noon meeting at the Moose Lodge.

Caleb Gerber and Melissa Rowcliff from the Taylorville GSI plant were program speakers.   Both talked about their many years of employment at GSI with Gerber being the production manager in the fabrication department, and Rowcliff being a Human Resources representative.  

The pair shared that GSI began using the Taylorville building—the former Sangamon Card Company— in 2007, then adding more square footage.  

Rowcliff shared with Kiwanis members the Taylorville plant manufactures equipment for the swine and poultry industry, while the Assumption plant continues to manufacture grain bins.   She added that GSI continues to be Christian County’s largest employer, with 150 employees at the Taylorville plant, 400 at the Assumption grain bin plant, and 350 corporate employees also based in Assumption.

GSI also have a host of manufacturing plants for grain, swine, and poultry in several other cities in the United States, and their products are sold globally.  

Rowcliff added that GSI has gone thru a number of owners since Craig Sloan founded it in Assumption in 1972.   The last ownership change was when Agco sold it to a private investor group in November 2024.

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.  Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.  For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.