Elwood Staffing is a privately owned corporation offering services in temporary staffing, temporary-to-hire staffing, contract staffing, direct placement staffing, and payrolling services. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, Elwood Staffing operates offices throughout the United States. Elwood's services match job seekers with employment.
History In 1980, David L. Elwood, Ph.D., founded Elwood Consulting in Columbus, Indiana, initially providing pre-employment testing and employee opinion surveys to complement his private psychology practice. Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, the company expanded its services to include interviewing, skills testing, drug screening, and other hiring-support functions in response to client needs. In 1994, Elwood began offering temporary staffing services and formally adopted its five core beliefs: Quality, Progress, Responsiveness, Flexibility, and Relationships. After incorporating as Elwood Consulting Company, Inc. in 1995, the firm reached $1 million in sales by 1996. In 1997, the company rebranded as Elwood Staffing to better reflect its primary focus on staffing services. Since 2001, Elwood Staffing has pursued significant growth through strategic acquisitions, including the 2013 acquisition of SOS Employment Group, which substantially expanded its national footprint. More recently, in 2023, Elwood Staffing acquired IES Custom Staffing Solutions, Advanced Personnel, and NAOS Staffing, strengthening its presence in Idaho, Utah, Kansas, Missouri, and the southern United States. In 2024, the company acquired BelFlex Staffing Network, adding 26 branch locations across 19 new markets in the Midwest and Southeast and further expanding its national service reach. As of early 2026, Elwood employs nearly 1,000 permanent, full-time employees, operates 210 branches and 67 on-site locations, and generates approximately $900 million in annual revenue.
Elwood is the nation's 8th largest industrial staffing firm and the 31st largest overall staffing firm operating in the country. In terms of individuals and companies served, Elwood's size equates to employment of nearly 18,000 temporary associates daily and staffing partnerships with more than 6,000 client companies annually.
Divisions Elwood Staffing is divided into three business lines: Elwood Staffing, Elwood Professional, and Skill Staff.
Elwood Staffing Elwood Staffing offers temporary, temporary-to-hire, contract, and direct hire positions in a variety of areas: administrative & clerical, customer service, manufacturing & production, and warehouse & distribution.
Elwood Professional Elwood Professional is the division of Elwood Staffing for the recruitment and placement of engineering, information technology, and business management professionals in mid-level, VP, and executive openings.
Skill Staff Skill Staff is the division of Elwood Staffing that provides contingent workers for the construction and manufacturing trades.
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