The Business Climate

Winfield and Marion County has a labor force of more than 8,500 employable adults, with a broad base of skills and balanced economy in manufacturing, transportation, communications, utilities, agriculture, healthcare, technicians and managers. Our community has been successful in attracting diverse business and industry through the combined efforts of various public and private sectors, including the City of Winfield, Marion County and many community-minded businesses and the Chamber of Commerce. The resulting diversification has produced a balanced economy and stable employment in the area. A number of accredited public and private colleges and universities are located within a sixty (60) mile radius of the area, The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, The University of Alabama Birmingham and The University of North Alabama in Florence. Community colleges are strongly represented in the area, increasing the number of skilled and technical workers available to area businesses and industry.

Business and Industry

The business climate in Winfield is inviting in itself combining the offerings of a warm, hometown atmosphere with an excellent school district, outstanding healthcare, several industrial parks, progressive local government and a healthy economy. Winfield is already blessed with widely respected industries and small businesses such as:

•  Continental Crushing and Conveying 

•  King Kutter

• Northwest Medical Center

• ClientLogic

• Performance Fibers

• Winfield Rubber

• Bunkhouse Conversion

• Marion Molding

• Buccaneer Homes

• M and M Timber

These are all stable and profitable industries that have been the corner stone of our economy and have found Winfield a great place to do business. Perhaps out of our agricultural heritage, the people of Winfield and the surrounding area have a strong tie to the land. They are committed to the work ethic and dedicated to home, family, and traditional values. The existing small businesses and industries have found they can count on the talent and capable people of the area for uncompromising dependability and productivity. Industrial opportunity is further enhanced by the many available sources of financial assistance. 

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Continental Crushing and Conveying moved to Winfield from Birmingham in 1959. The company began operations with 60 employees. Since that time, the company has grown to more than 1,250 employees worldwide and 325 in Winfield which contributes $13.5 million annually to the local economy. Continental Crushing and Conveying manufactures belt conveyor components and systems primarily for the coal and aggregate industries. In addition, the company supplies undercarriage components to the manufactured housing industry and supplies the textile industry with air filtration and fiber baling presses.

Continental Crushing and Conveying is headquartered in Winfield and is The World Leader in Conveyors and Conveyor Technology.

Continental Crushing and Conveying has been the leader in materials handling for decades. As a result, we have developed a treasure of information covering every specialized aspect of the conveying science. A materials handling system, simple or complex, will perform only as well as its component parts, the engineering that went into its design, and its installation. At Continental, we make sure that all of our products work together and perform at the highest levels, as that our customers continue to benefit from them and continue to prosper in the face of today’s industry challenges.

Today, Continental operates with the same sound philosophy and dependable people that created its proud history. We are fully committed to responding to the changes in the markets we serve and to meet the needs of our customers. We will meet these needs with intelligence in product design and application with a dedication to serve that is unequally in our industry.

Please refer to Continental Crushing and Conveying Corporate Site for more information.

King Kutter, Inc., a manufacturer of rotary mowers and farm implements, was organized in 1964 and has been part of the Winfield industrial community since 1985. Sales and distribution of King Kutter products have substantially increased throughout the United States and Canada. The Company began operations in Winfield with approximately 40 employees operating one shift. Presently the Company employs approximately 150 people with two shifts operating. We are proud to be a part of the City of Winfield.

Northwest Medical Center is undoubtedly the hub of this community's healthcare industry. Throughout its fifty (50) year history, the Winfield hospital has been providing the finest healthcare to the Winfield community and its citizens in the region. This seventy-one (71) bed licensed and accredited acute care hospital is a state-of-the-art facility, representing nearly every medical specialty. The Medical Center has more than fifty (50) dedicated highly trained physicians on active staff. Approximately thirty-five (35) percent of its physicians are primary care practitioners, while sixty-five (65) percent are in specialized medicine. Eighty-five (85) percent of the physicians on staff are board certified in their field of medicine. The Medical Center constantly strives to make its healthcare services as personal, professional and convenient as possible, serving nearly 3,000 inpatients and 50,000 outpatients annually. Fifty (50) percent of our patients come from Marion County, with the balance from (4) surrounding counties. The Medical Center offers a modern Women’s and Childbirth Unit, a thirty (30) bed Medical/Surgical Unit, Intensive Care Unit, and twenty-four (24) hour emergency care. Centers’ of excellence include Women and Childcare, Wound Care, Wellness and rehabilitation, Cancer Center and Ambulatory Surgery. Other important services offered include Advanced Life Support Ambulance Service and twenty-four (24) hour Emergency Department and Carraway Methodist LifeSaver helicopters, from which critical care patients can be airlifted to Carraway Methodist Hospital in Birmingham. Campus facilities include a freestanding Cancer Center, Physician Office Building, Wellness and Rehabilitation Center, Specialist Medical Clinic and Assisted Living Center. Other off site programs include Physician Clinics, Home Health Agency and a Mental Health Partial Hospitalization facility. Local physicians and healthcare professionals can provide almost any medical service that you need. It is not necessary to travel long distances since most medical services are now offered locally.

Please refer to the Northwest Medical Center's website for more information.

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ClientLogic is a leading international business process outsourcing (BPO) provider in the customer care, fulfillment, item processing and marketing services industry. A subsidiary of Canadian diversified company Onex Corporation, ClientLogic operates in 52 locations in 13 countries throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Africa . ClientLogic’s global presence is anchored by their Right Shore Strategy which focuses on partnering with clients to determine their core customer care needs and selecting the service offerings and locations that best meet those needs. ClientLogic's consistent service quality across channels, media and countries helps clients reduce service costs, improve customer retention and increase revenue per customer. ClientLogic is among the top 5 global customer care providers, managing more than 296 million customer interactions. ClientLogic employs over 400 people.

Please refer to ClientLogic's Corporate site for more information.

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Performance Fibers is a multi-national manufacturing company with production sites on three continents. The business has sales, marketing, technical and applications support, as well as manufacturing, in North America , Europe and Asia . It is a global leader in fibers and fabrics for tires, a significant supplier of fibers for automotive safety belts and a major resource for a diversity of industrial fibers products.

The Performance Fibers Winfield plant is a fabric conversion facility serving the tire industry. The 145,000 sq. ft. plant is situated on 5.5 acres and has over 100 employees. The company has announced the expansion of its tire cord fabric plants both in Winfield and Scottsboro , Ala. This expansion of the company’s converting facilities will increase its capacity to produce a wide variety of tire cord fabrics by more than 40 percent and is expected to be operational in the third quarter of 2006. 

 Please visit www.performancefibers.com for more information and the latest company news.

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Winfield Rubber employs approximately 32 people and produces industrial rubber products. Continental Conveyor & Equipment Company is just one of Winfield Rubber's many clients.

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Bunkhouse Conversions manufactures up-scale horse trailers and has plans to employ  approximately 100 people.

Marion Molding employs approximately 15 people and produces residential wood molding products.

Buccaneer Homes has entered the Winfield industrial scene by renovating and now occupying the old Blackhawk facility adjacent to Winfield's Industrial Park. The Buccaneer Mobile Home facility employs over 150 people and is part of the Cavalier Corporation.

M and M Timber employs 23 people making various types of pallets in addition to heat treated pallets for overseas shipments.