As work has progressed at the former Maytag building on Monmouth Boulevard in Galesburg, so has speculation on what could be moving in the 300,000 square-foot facility. It was announced Monday, August 31st that an affiliate of Phoenix Investors, Coretva Agriscience, has leased the building that has sat vacant for over a decade. Corteva Agriscience is a major American agricultural chemical and seed company that was the agricultural division of DowDuPont prior to being spun off as an independent public company. That’s according to a news release from Knox County Area Partnership for Economic Development president Ken Springer. Corteva will move in this fall when renovation work is completed. In a statement, Springer said “this is a big day for our community. The Transformation of the former Maytag facility into a modern, usable space in less than a year has been exhilarating to witness.”
