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A hub for headquarters.
Doing great work for great companies is what the Greater MSP region does best. The hub of thriving enterprises who take advantage of the area's locational assets include UnitedHealth Group, Target, Best Buy, US Bank, 3M, CHS, U.S. Bancorp, General Mills and more. In fact, Cargill—the largest private company in the nation - has flourished here for over a century.
The foundation of a strong community.
Corporations headquartered in the Greater MSP area are lauded every year for their innovation, sustainability, ethical leadership, brand values and corporate citizenship; the companies who make their homes here have set deep roots in the community.
Fortune 500 Companies in Greater MSP
| Greater MSP 2018 Ranking | Company | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Health Group | 5 | 201.1 |
| 2 | Target | 39 | 71.8 |
| 3 | Best Buy | 72 | 42.1 |
| 4 | CHS | 96 | 31.9 |
| 5 | 3M | 97 | 31.6 |
| 6 | U.S. Bancorp | 122 | 23.9 |
| 7 | Supervalu | 180 | 16.0 |
| 8 | General Mills | 182 | 15.6 |
| 9 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | 193 | 14.8 |
| 10 | Ecolab | 215 | 13.8 |
| 11 | Land O'Lakes | 212 | 13.7 |
| 12 | Ameriprise Financial | 252 | 12.0 |
| 13 | Xcel Energy | 266 | 11.4 |
| 14 | Thrivent Financial | 343 | 8.5 |
| 15 | Mosaic | 382 | 7.4 |
| 16 | Securian Financial | 462 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Patterson Companies | 490 | 5.5 |
| 18 | Polaris Industries | 496 | 5.5 |
Forbes Largest Private Companies
Forbes Global 2000
| Forbes 2017 Rankings | Company | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
36 |
UnitedHealth Group | Managed Health Care | $184.9 | 230,000 |
|
96 |
US Bancorp | Major Banks | $22 | 71,200 |
|
197 |
3M | Conglomerates | $30.1 | 91,500 |
|
227 |
Target | Discount Stores | $69.5 | 323,000 |
|
343 |
Ameriprise Financial | Investment Services | $11.7 | 9,700 |
|
414 |
General Mills | Food Processing | $15.7 | 39,000 |
|
452 |
Xcel Energy | Electric Utilities | $11.1 | 11,500 |
|
569 |
Best Buy | Computer & Electronics Retail | $39.4 | 125,000 |
|
889 |
Hormel Foods | Food Processing | $9.5 | 21,000 |
|
1060 |
CH Robinson Worldwide | Other Transportation | $13.1 | 14,100 |
|
1230 |
Mosiac | Specialized Chemicals | $7.16 | 8,700 |
|
1449 |
Fastenal | Home Improvement Retails | $3.96 | 19,600 |
|
1733 |
Supervalu | Food Retail | $16 | 29,000 |
|
1976 |
Valspar | Specialized Chemicals | $4.2 | 11,100 |
Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies
| National Rank | Private Company/Headquarters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Inspire Medical Systems | Health | $16.4 | 5,149% |
| 205 | Innovative Power Systems | Energy | $34.6 | 2,103% |
| 297 | Leadpages | IT Services | $21.1 | 1,477% |
| 444 | Course | Consumer Products & Services | $8.5 | 988% |
| 466 | Trbhi | IT Services | $2.9 | 947% |
| 497 | Revision | Construction | 8.2 | 893% |