Private Companies - Top 25 | Fact Finder

Private Companies - Top 25

Ranked by 2006 fiscal year revenue | List information taken from the 2007-2008 Business Information Guide

Rank	Company	2006 Revenue (000)	Top local executive	Description
1	Cargill, Inc. 15407 McGinty Road Wayzata, MN 55391 952-742-7575 \| cargill.com	88,300,000	Warren Staley	Provides products for the food and agricultural industries.
2	Thrivent 625 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 800-847-4836 \| thrivent.com	6,086,000	Bruce Nicholson	Provider of financial products and services.
3	Securian Financial, formerly MN Mutual 400 Robert Street North St. Paul, MN 55101 651-665-3500 \| minnesotamutual	5,070,000	Robert Senkler	Provides financial products and services such as insurance and investment products.
4	Carlson Companies, Inc. 701 Carlson Way Minnetonka, MN 55305 763-212-5000 \| carlson.com	4,930,000 est.	Marilyn Carlson Nelson	Hospitality, business and leisure travel, and marketing.
5	The Schwan Food Company 115 West College Drive Marshall, MN 56258 507-532-3274 \| schwansinc.com	4,000,000	M. Lenny Pippin	Manufactures and markets fine frozen food through home delivery, retail, and food service outlets.
6	Andersen Corp. 100 Fourth Avenue North Bayport, MN 55003 651-264-5150 \| andersenwindows.com	3,001,000 est.	Jim Humphrey	Manufactures windows and doors.
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7	Petters Group Worldwide 4400 Baker Road Minnetonka, MN 55343 952-934-9918 \| pettersgroup.com	2,300,000	Tom Petters	Develops and manufacture consumer goods with leading technologies.
8	Opus Group 10350 Bren Road West Minnetonka, MN 55343 952-656-4444 \| opuscorp.com	2,100,000	Mark Rauenhorst	Provides such real estate related services as development, engineering, construction, leasing, sales, and property management.
9	Holiday Companies 4567 American Boulevard West Bloomington, MN 55437 952-830-8700 \| holidaystationstores.com	1,740,000	Ronald Erickson	Petroleum and retail station franchisor.
10	Taylor Corporation 1725 Roe Crest Drive North Mankato, MN 56003 507-625-2828 \| taylorcorp.com	1,710,000 est.	Jean Taylor	Holding company for print, communications, marketing, and technology interests.
11	The Federated Insurance Companies 121 East Park Square P.O. Box 328 Owatonna, MN 55060 507-455-5200 \| federatedinsurance.com	1,600,000	Al Annexstad	Provides business insurance products and services.
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12	M.A. Mortenson Co. 700 North Meadow Lane Golden Valley, MN 55422 763-522-2100 \| mortenson.com	1,400,000	M.A. Mortenson, Jr.	Provides general contracting, construction management, and development services.
13	Buffets, Inc. 1460 Buffet Way Eagan, MN 55122 651-994-8608 \| buffet.com	1,387,489	Michael Andrews, Jr.	Operates restaurants.
14	Michael Foods, Inc. 401 Carlson Parkway Suite 300 Minnetonka, MN 55305 952-258-4000 \| michaelfoods.com	1,240,000 est.	Gregg Ostrander	Food processing and packaging.
15	Fagen, Inc. 501 West Highway 212 Granite Falls, MN 56241 320-564-3324 \| fageninc.com	1,200,000	Ron Fagen	Commercial contractor and engineering firm engaged primarily in building ethanol plants.
16	Genmar Holdings 80 South Eighth Street Suite 2900 Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-339-9500 \| genmar.com	1,100,000	Irwin Jacobs	Manufactures recreational boats and products.
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17	Lifetouch, Inc. 11000 Viking Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 952-826-4000 \| lifetouch.com	1,070,000 est.	Paul Harmel	Provides photographic services.
18	Api Group, Inc. 2366 Rose Place Roseville, MN 55113 651-636-4320 \| apigroupinc.com	900,000	Lee Anderson	Provides construction services, including manufacturing, fire protection, and insulation.
19	Merrill Corp. One Merrill Circle St. Paul, MN 55108 651-646-4501 \| merrillcorp.com	796,417	John Castro	Provides printing and document handling services for the financial industry.
20	Jostens, Inc. 5501 Norman Center Bloomington, MN 55437 952-830-3300 \| jostens.com	796,317	Michael Bailey	Provides printing, class ring, and school products manufacturing, and photography.
21	Kraus-Anderson Companies., Inc. 523 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55404 612-332-7281 \| krausanderson.com	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 Minneapolis, MN 55402 612-336-1200 \| ryancompanies.com	750,000	Jim Ryan	National commercial real estate builder and brokerage services.
23	Great River Energy 17845 East Highway 10 Elk River, MN 55330 763-241-2366 \| greatriverenergy.com	710,000	David Saggu	Electrical utility.
24	Northern Tool & Equipment 2800 Southcross Drive West Burnsville, MN 55306 952-894-9510 \| northerntool.com	700,000	Don Kotula	Merchandises tools and equipment via store, catalog, and online channels.
25	Davisco Foods International 612 North Main Street Le Sueur, MN 56058 507-665-8811 \| daviscofoods.com	700,000	Mark Davis	Food processing including dairy ingredients, and manufacturing of cheese and whey protein.