3. Famous People Born in Minnesota
• Andrews Sisters
• James Arness
• Warren Burger
• Bob Dylan
• F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Judy Garland
• J. Paul Getty
• Josh Hartnett
• Garrison Keillor
• Jessica Lang
• John Madden
• Joe Mauer
• Mayo Brothers
• Prince
• Charles Schultz
• Vince Vaughn
• Lindsey Vonn
• Jesse Ventura
4. Fortune 500 Companies
• United Health*
• Target*
• Best Buy*
• CHS*
• Supervalu
• 3M Company*
• U.S. Bancorp
• General Mills
• Medtronic
• Land O’ Lakes
• Ecolab
• C.H. Robinson
• Ameriprise Financial
• Xcel Energy
• Mosaic Company
• Hormel Foods
• Thrivent Financial
• St. Jude Medical
* = Also on Fortune Global List 2014
5. Largest Employers
• State of Minnesota
• US Federal Government
• Mayo Clinic
• Target
• University of Minnesota
• Allina Health
• Wal-Mart Stores
• Wells Fargo
• Fairview Health Services
• UnitedHealth
• MNSCU
• 3M Company
• Health Partners
• U.S. Bancorp
• Essentia Health
• Delta Airlines
• Park Nicollet Health Services
• Supervalu
• Hormel Foods
• Thompson Reuters
• Medtronic
• Best Buy
6. Top Private Employers
• Cargill at $135 billion. Agribusiness & Trading. 143,000 employees
• Carlson Companies at $4.4 billion. Hotels, Travel. 51,000 employees
• Holiday Companies at $4.15 billion. Convenience Stores. 6,000
employees
• Rosen’s Diversified at $3.6 billion. Agribusiness. 4,000 employees
• Schwan Food at $3.2 billion. Food. 15,000 employees
• Andersen Windows at $2.3 billion. Windows & Doors. 9,000
employees
• MA Mortenson at $2.24 billion. Construction. 2,500 employees
11. Top 425 Owners Headquartered in Minnesota
• Xcel Energy (Power)
• Mosaic Company (Mining)
• Target (Retail)
• 3M Company (Diversified Ind.)
• General Mills (Food)
• Medtronic (Medical Device)
• Allete Inc. (Power)
• Ecolab (Chemicals)
• Ottertail Power (Power)
• Life Time Fitness (Recreation)
• Fastenal (Industrial)
• H.B. Fuller (Chemicals)
• Hormel Foods (Food)
ENR, November 10, 2014, p 53 - 63
12. Construction in Progress
• Mosaic @ $1.5B
• Target @ $840m
• General Mills @ $600m
• 3M Company @ $770m
• Life Time Fitness @ $160m
Capital Expenditures
• Target
• Xcel Energy
• 3M Company
• United Health Group
ENR, November 10, 2014, p 46 - 50
Construction and Capital Expenditures
16. Minneapolis at a Glance
• Metro Population: 3,395,300
• Major Industries: Financial services, Technology, Biomedical, Retail
• Gross Metro Product: $204.7 B
• Median Household Income: $67,976
• Median Home Price: $193,600
• Unemployment: 4.4%
• Job Growth (2013): 2%
• Cost of Living: 1.6% below nat'l avg
• College Attainment: 39.5%
• Net Migration (2013): 2,210
17. Accolades
• The “Miracle of Minneapolis”, Atlantic Magazine
• Ranked as one the 10 best cities in the USA
• Ranked as the 6th most attractive city
• Ranked 3rd among top 50 bike-friendly cities
• Ranked 3rd as most livable city in the USA
• Ranked 2nd in American Fitness Index
• Scored among ‘most innovative cities in America’
• Ranked 3rd best city for recent college graduates
• Ranked 11th for best places to start a business
Source: City of Minneapolis / www.minneapolis.org
18. Minneapolis’s Largest Employers
• Target with 13,000
• Wells Fargo with 7,000
• HCMC with 5,800
• Hennepin County with 5,200
• Ameriprise Financial with 5,000
• U.S. Bancorp with 3,400
• City of Minneapolis with 1,800
• Xcel Energy with 1,600
• RBC Wealth Mgmt. with 1,300
• Capella University with 1,200
• Star Tribune with 1,100
• TCF Bank with 1,100
• Federal Reserve Bank with 1,000
• Thrivent Financial with 1,000
• AT&T with 745
Note that the University of Minnesota is on the eastern edge of Minneapolis, thus is outside of the city core.
19. Sources Cited
• Google Maps
• Wikipedia
• City of Minneapolis’s Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Minneapolis and St. Paul Business Journal
• Engineering News Record Magazine
• CBRE
• Federal Reserve Bank, 9th District
• Forbes Magazine
• Fortune Magazine
• Facebook for the “Who Even Lives Here?” image
• Greater Minneapolis/St. Paul Chamber of Commerce
• Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce/Meet Minneapolis
• City of Minneapolis – Community Planning and Economic Development
• 50States.com
• Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
• Atlantic Magazine
