Staff from Gateway Bronco accept the Business Leadership Award at IWP Awards Luncheon in Springfield
Gateway Bronco is a handcrafted assembly line, specializing in restoration and custom build Broncos, producing over 50 custom builds a year, with a goal over 70 per year. All production is completed in house, providing multiple opportunities for training and employment throughout the manufacturing process. The company culture is to strive to empower and invest in all employees as well as foster a collaborative, team focused environment, adding to the employee’s quality of life and overall satisfaction. Gateway Bronco is the picture of leadership in our local workforce area. They are located in the small rural village of Hamel, Illinois with less than 1,000 residents. Gateway Bronco is a relatively young company less than 10 years old and growing. The company was an unknowing WIOA supporter, before partnering with Madison County Employment and Training by hiring WIOA trained CDL drivers.
Gateway Bronco has partnered with Madison County Employment and Training (LWIA 22) on multiple projects in the last year. Currently, they have 2 individuals participating in On-The-Job training and have started an Incumbent Worker Training for Continuous Improvement Transformation. Seth and the team are prioritizing growth for all individuals of the company, with a strong emphasis on, “Character, Competence, and Culture.” They are consistently looking inside and outside of the company for ways to advance their process and procedures for every employee including leadership. The Gateway Bronco team understands how important community is to their business, Seth has participated with a local Career Days, visiting his old high school as a keynote speaker, inspiring students to look at the trades for self-sustaining and advancing careers, encouraging students to hold on to their dreams and find a path to accomplish them.
After career days, the Gateway Bronco Team was introduced to the Collinsville Area Vocational Center, where they subsequently hired a graduating senior, providing him an opportunity to utilize his skills, while acquiring additional skills. Any time Madison County Employment and Training has asked Seth and the team for a tour for our staff, local and state representatives they have not hesitated to welcome us. They want to continue to see our local area grow and thrive. Their leadership shows that it does not matter how big, small, or what a company does, that anyone can be a leader and benefit their local communities. Seth and Gateway Bronco are the epitome of how business should operate. Madison County Employment and Training is extremely proud to have partnered with such a wonderful company and look forward to continuing to work with Gateway Bronco for the years to come.