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Cargill, Inc.
15407 McGinty Road |
88,300,000 |
Warren Staley |
Provides products for the food and agricultural industries. |
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2 |
Thrivent
625 Fourth Avenue South |
6,086,000 |
Bruce Nicholson |
Provider of financial products and services. |
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3 |
Securian Financial, formerly MN Mutual
400 Robert Street North |
5,070,000 |
Robert Senkler |
Provides financial products and services such as insurance and investment products. |
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4 |
Carlson Companies, Inc.
701 Carlson Way |
4,930,000 est. |
Marilyn Carlson Nelson |
Hospitality, business and leisure travel, and marketing. |
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5 |
The Schwan Food Company
115 West College Drive |
4,000,000 |
M. Lenny Pippin |
Manufactures and markets fine frozen food through home delivery, retail, and food service outlets. |
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6 |
Andersen Corp.
100 Fourth Avenue North |
3,001,000 est. |
Jim Humphrey |
Manufactures windows and doors. |
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Petters Group Worldwide
4400 Baker Road |
2,300,000 |
Tom Petters |
Develops and manufacture consumer goods with leading technologies. |
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8 |
Opus Group
10350 Bren Road West |
2,100,000 |
Mark Rauenhorst |
Provides such real estate related services as development, engineering, construction, leasing, sales, and property management. |
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9 |
Holiday Companies
4567 American Boulevard West |
1,740,000 |
Ronald Erickson |
Petroleum and retail station franchisor. |
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10 |
Taylor Corporation
1725 Roe Crest Drive |
1,710,000 est. |
Jean Taylor |
Holding company for print, communications, marketing, and technology interests. |
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11 |
The Federated Insurance Companies
121 East Park Square |
1,600,000 |
Al Annexstad |
Provides business insurance products and services. |
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12 |
M.A. Mortenson Co.
700 North Meadow Lane |
1,400,000 |
M.A. Mortenson, Jr. |
Provides general contracting, construction management, and development services. |
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13 |
Buffets, Inc.
1460 Buffet Way |
1,387,489 |
Michael Andrews, Jr. |
Operates restaurants. |
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14 |
Michael Foods, Inc.
401 Carlson Parkway |
1,240,000 est. |
Gregg Ostrander |
Food processing and packaging. |
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15 |
Fagen, Inc.
501 West Highway 212 |
1,200,000 |
Ron Fagen |
Commercial contractor and engineering firm engaged primarily in building ethanol plants. |
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16 |
Genmar Holdings
80 South Eighth Street |
1,100,000 |
Irwin Jacobs |
Manufactures recreational boats and products. |
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Lifetouch, Inc.
11000 Viking Drive |
1,070,000 est. |
Paul Harmel |
Provides photographic services. |
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18 |
Api Group, Inc.
2366 Rose Place |
900,000 |
Lee Anderson |
Provides construction services, including manufacturing, fire protection, and insulation. |
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19 |
Merrill Corp.
One Merrill Circle |
796,417 |
John Castro |
Provides printing and document handling services for the financial industry. |
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20 |
Jostens, Inc.
5501 Norman Center |
796,317 |
Michael Bailey |
Provides printing, class ring, and school products manufacturing, and photography. |
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21 |
Kraus-Anderson Companies., Inc.
523 South Eighth Street |
792,000 |
Bruce Engelsma |
Services include general contracting, construction management, and insurance. |
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22 |
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
900 Second Avenue South |
750,000 |
Jim Ryan |
National commercial real estate builder and brokerage services. |
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23 |
Great River Energy
17845 East Highway 10 |
710,000 |
David Saggu |
Electrical utility. |
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24 |
Northern Tool & Equipment
2800 Southcross Drive West |
700,000 |
Don Kotula |
Merchandises tools and equipment via store, catalog, and online channels. |
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25 |
Davisco Foods International
612 North Main Street |
700,000 |
Mark Davis |
Food processing including dairy ingredients, and manufacturing of cheese and whey protein. |
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