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Innovative Business

Corporations like Target, Best Buy, 3M, General Mills and Medtronic call Minneapolis Saint Paul home, fostering a local community dedicated to business invention and innovation. The competitive, forward-thinking and booming industry in Minneapolis--Bizjournals rated us one of the “smartest” populations in the nation—will provide the perfect setting for your next meeting.

Fortune 500s + Fortune 1000s
Minnesota touts 18 Fortune 500 companies—the second-most in the nation—and 33 Fortune 1000 companies—more than any other state in the country.

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Made in Minnesota
The state lays claim to many products, including the Post-it Note, Rollerblades, Aveda products, the bundt-cake pan, SPAM, skyways and the handled grocery bag, and inventions, including artificial heart valves and the implantable cardiac pacemaker.

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Top 100 Public Corporations
Our friendly business climate, well-educated workforce and access to capital contribute to the state’s robust business economy. Find the top 100 public corporations in Minnesota.

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Top 25 Private Corporations
Minneapolis Saint Paul is home to 11 of the largest private companies in the country.

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University of Minnesota
Consistently ranking among the top ten public research institutions in the nation, the University of Minnesota ranks seventh in total research, seventh in number of Ph.D. degrees awarded and fourth in annual private giving.

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