Winfield, Kansas Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! =====Consumer goods===== In 1916, Gott Manufacturing was established in Winfield to produce metal water coolers. Over the next 70 years, the enterprise grew into a major supplier of insulated water jugs and urns.<ref name="rubbermaid">Roy, Bill, [http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/news/2011/12/22/newell-rubbermaid-to-bring-200-jobs-to.html "Newell Rubbermaid to bring 200 jobs to Kansas,"] December 22, 2011, ''Wichita Business Journal,'' retrieved April 5, 2017"</ref><ref name="rubbermaid_commerce">[http://www.kansascommerce.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=535 "Rubbermaid celebrates its renewed investment in Winfield, Kan.,"] May 3, 2012, Kansas Dept. of Commerce</ref> In 1986, Gott was acquired by [[Rubbermaid]], a globally dominant manufacturer of [[rubber]] storage containers, and converted to producing Rubbermaid-branded products, manufacturing insulated water coolers, ice chests, outdoor-living and outdoor-storage products. Subsequent expansion of its facilities have continued into the present day.<ref name="rubbermaid" /><ref name="rubbermaid_commerce" /> A [[Crayola]] crayon-manufacturing plant was located in Winfield from 1952 to 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crayola.com/canwehelp/contact/faq_view.cfm?id=256 | title=Crayola.com Can We Help | access-date=December 11, 2011 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page