Winfield, Kansas

===21st century===
With the exception of Cessna, most of the area's major employers (some under new names and ownership) continued into the early 21st century.<ref name="industries" /> The Strother Field municipal airport remains the site of the area's principal industrial park, employing thousands.<ref name="industries" /><ref name="field_history" />

In 2010, the [[Keystone Pipeline|Keystone-Cushing Pipeline]] (Phase II) was constructed west of Winfield, north to south through [[Cowley County, Kansas|Cowley County]], with much controversy over tax exemption and environmental concerns (if a leak ever occurs).<ref>[http://www.gpace.org/news/marion-county-commission-calls-out-legislative-leadership-on-pipeline-deal/ Keystone Pipeline - ''Marion County Commission calls out Legislative Leadership on Pipeline Deal''; April 18, 2010.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022015437/http://www.gpace.org/news/marion-county-commission-calls-out-legislative-leadership-on-pipeline-deal/ |date=October 22, 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/dec/10/transcanada-inspecting-keystone-pipeline/ Keystone Pipeline - ''Trans-Canada inspecting pipeline''; December 10, 2010.]</ref>

In 2011–2012, Rubbermaid (now [[Newell Rubbermaid]]) announced it was moving 200 jobs from a Texas factory to Winfield, increasing its Winfield capacity to add manufacturing of Rubbermaid's trash cans and home-organization products. Further, Rubbermaid would invest $26.6 million to expand its operations, beginning construction of a 500,000-square-foot distribution center next to its factory.<ref name="rubbermaid_commerce" /><ref name="rubbermaid" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Kansas Dept of Commerce|title=Rubbermaid set to expand facility with major investment in Winfield|url=http://www.kansascommerce.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=357|publisher=State of Kansas|access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref> In early 2017, the company was employing 1,054 people<ref name="industries" />

GE Aviation, which began Winfield operations in 1947, continued, generally, until the present day, (according to a local government statement online in April 2017), now employing 750 people in the area.<ref name="industries" />

[[Creekstone Farms]] beef processing plant, in neighboring [[Arkansas City, Kansas]], employed over 600 in early 2017.<ref name="industries" />

Hospitals and nursing-care facilities in Winfield and Arkansas City, combined, employed over 600 workers in early 2017—about half at [[William Newton Memorial Hospital]] in Winfield.<ref name="industries" />

The [[Winfield Correctional Facility]] employed another 200.<ref name="industries" />