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Fortune 500 Headquarters (2010)

Minnesota is home to 21 Fortune 500 companies and dozens of Fortune 1,000 companies – a testament to its ability to help businesses thrive. All but one Fortune 500 firm are based in the Metro MSP region. Several earned national recognition this year for ethical leadership, brand value, innovation, corporate citizenship and leadership.

  Revenue
($ Billion)

    Revenue
($ Billion)

UnitedHealth Group

87.1

 

Xcel Energy

9.6

Target

65.4

 

Ameriprise Financial

7.9

Best Buy

45.0  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide

7.6

Supervalu

44.6  

Hormel Foods

6.5

CHS

25.7  

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

6.5

3M

23.1  

Ecolab

5.9

U.S. Bancorp

19.5  

Nash-Finch

5.2

General Mills

14.7  

St. Jude Medical

4.7

Medtronic

14.6  

Alliant TechSystems

4.7

Land O’Lakes

10.4  

PepsiAmericas

4.9

Mosaic

10.3      

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Fortune 1000 Headquarters (2009)

  Revenue
($ Billion)

    Revenue
($ Billion)

St. Jude Medical

4.4

 

Regis

2.7

Alliant Techsystems

4.2

 

Fastenal

2.3

Valspar

3.5  

Donaldson

2.2

Pentair

3.4  

Imation

2.2

Patterson

3.0  

Polaris Industries

1.9

Valspar

3.2  

Toro

1.9

Securian Financial Services

2.7  

Michael Foods

1.8

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Forbes’ Largest Private Companies in Minnesota (2008)

More than a dozen Minnesota companies made Forbes’ "Largest Private Companies" list in 2008. Of the nation’s privately owned giants, Cargill ranks second with $82.5 billion in revenues. Click to view the full list.

Rank Company Industry

Revenue ($Billion)

Employees

2

Cargill

Farm Products

82.49 e

150,900

86

Carlson Cos

 

Lodging

3.65 e

50,000

100

Schwan Food

Dairy Products

3.30

20,000

116

Andersen

General Building Materials

3.00

14,000

170

Petters Group

Recreational Goods, Other

2.30 2

3,200

184

Rosen's Diversified

Meat Products

2.20

4,100

228

Holiday Cos

 

Grocery Stores

1.82 e

4,410

254

Taylor

 

Publishing - Periodicals

1.70 e

15,000

316

M A Mortenson

 

Heavy Construction

1.41

2,200

320

Buffets

 

Restaurants

1.39

38,000

350

Michael Foods

 

Dairy Products

1.25

3,875

392

Genmar Holdings

 

Recreational Goods, Other

1.10

5,000

402

Lifetouch

 

Business Services

1.08 e

22,000

e = estimate

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Forbes’ 400 Best Big Companies (2008)

A lucky 13 Minnesota companies placed on Forbes’ "400 Best Big Companies" list in 2008. Two of them (Ecolab and Best Buy) were Honor Roll standouts for having appeared on the list since its inception in 1999. Click here to view the list.

Company Industry

Sales ($Billions)

Alliant Techsystems

Aerospace & Defense

3.9

Best Buy

Retailing

38.0

C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Transportation

7.0

Ecolab

Chemicals

5.3

Fastenal 

Retailing 

2.0

HB Fuller

Chemicals

1.5

Hormel Foods

Food, Drink & Tobacco

6.2

St. Jude Medical

Health Care Equipment & Services

3.6

Supervalu

Food Markets

44.4

Target  

Retailing 

63.2

Toro  

Consumer Durables

1.9

US Bancorp

Banking

20.1

UnitedHealth Group

Healthcare Equipment & Services

74.9

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Forbes Global 2000 List (2011)

• U.S. Bancorp, No. 131

• Best Buy, No. 388 • C.H. Robinson Worldwide, No. 1001
• Target, No. 155 • General Mills, No 410 • Ecolab, No. 1049
• 3M, No. 190 • Mosaic, No. 476 • Supervalu, No. 1184
• Medtronic, No. 247 • Xcel Energy, No. 545 • Hormel Foods, No. 1218
• Ameriprise Financial, No. 371 • St. Jude Medical, No. 833 • Fastenal, No. 1809

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International Companies with Minnesota Operations

The following international powerhouses have major operations in Minnesota:

• Unysis

• Seagate • Lockheed Martin
• Siemens • Boston Scientific • General Dynamics
• IBM • Emerson Electric • General Electric

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Minnesota’s Largest Multi-Nationals (2007)

Listed by foreign revenues, Minnesota’s largest multi-nationals include:

3M

$12.1 billion

Medtronic

$  3.3 billion

Mosaic

$  3.2 billion

Northwest Airlines

$  3.1 billion

Best Buy

$  2.8 billion

Carlson Companies

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Cargill 

*

*Carlson Companies and Cargill do not break down revenue by sources

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Inc.’s Fastest Growing Companies (2008)

Ten Minnesota companies qualified for the “Inc. 500” – a tally of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. All but one firm is located in the Metro MSP region. The list was expanded in 2007 to include the top 5,000 businesses driving the U.S. economy, based on the percentage of revenue growth during 2003-2006. A total of 116 Minnesota companies made the latest cut. Click to see the Metro MSP list.

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S&P 500 Headquarters (2008)

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

Financials

 

St Jude Medical

Health Care

Best Buy Co. Inc.

Consumer Discretionary

 

Supervalu Inc.

Consumer Staples

C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Industrials

 

Target Corp.

Consumer Discretionary

CenterPoint Energy

Utilities

 

The Travelers Companies Inc.

Financials

Ecolab Inc.

Materials

 

U.S. Bancorp

Financials

Fastenal

Industrials

 

United Health Group Inc.

Health Care

General Mills

Consumer Staples

 

Xcel Energy Inc

Utilities

Medtronic Inc.

Health Care

 

 

 

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S&P 500 Headquarters with Significant Minnesota Operations (2008)

Boston Scientific

Health Care

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

Industrials

CIGNA Corp.

Health Care

 

Qwest Communications Int

Telecommunications

Honeywell Int'l Inc.

Industrials

 

Wells Fargo

Financials

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