Publicly Traded Manufacturers - Top 25
Ranked by revenue | List information taken from the 2013 Business Information Guide
Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, annual reports, company representatives, and websites. If you were not contacted for this list but would like to be in the future, please contact research@tcbmag.com.
Note: Pentair, Inc., which appeared on last year's list, merged with a unit of Switzerland-based Tyco Electronics in September 2012.
1 | | 3M Company
3M Center
Maplewood, MN 55144
651-733-1110 • 3m.com
| 1902
84,000
| $29,611,000
| $22,923,000
11.06
| MMM
| Inge Thulin
David Meline
| 12/31/11
| Numerous technologies and products for the following industries: consumer, health care, industrial, safety and graphics, and electronics and energy
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2 | | General Mills, Inc.
1 General Mills Blvd.
Golden Valley, MN 55426
763-764-7600 • generalmills.com
| 1928
35,000
| $16,657,900
| $12,442,000
11.95
| GIS
| Ken Powell
Don Mulligan
| 5/27/12
| Food products under numerous consumer brands, including Cheerios, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Old El Paso, Progresso, Cascadian Farm, and Muir Glen
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3 | | The Mosaic Company
3033 Campus Dr., Ste. E490
Plymouth, MN 55441
763-577-2700 • mosaicco.com
| 2004
8,000
| $11,107,800
| $5,773,700
11.77
| MOS
| James Prokopanko
Lawrence Stranghoener
| 5/31/12
| Crop nutrients, including potash and phosphates; specialty crop nutrition products, including K-Mag, MicroEssentials, and Pegasus; animal feed ingredients; industrial products
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4 | | Hormel Foods Corporation
1 Hormel Pl.
Austin, MN 55912
507-437-5345 • hormelfoods.com
| 1891
19,600
| $7,900,000
| $5,750,000
9.41
| HRL
| Jeffrey Ettinger
Jody Feragen
| 10/30/11
| Food and meat products, including ham, bacon, sausages, franks, canned luncheon meats, stews, chilis, hash, meat spreads, shelf-stable microwaveable entrees, salsas, and frozen processed foods
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5 | | Ecolab, Inc.
370 Wabasha St. N
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-293-2233 • ecolab.com
| 1924
40,200
| $6,798,500
| $4,895,800
11.64
| ECL
| Douglas Baker Jr.
Steven Fritze
| 12/31/11
| Cleaning, sanitizing, food safety, pest control, and infection prevention products and services; serves the foodservice, food and beverage processing, health care, and hospitality industries
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6 | | The Valspar Corporation
P.O. Box 1461
Minneapolis, MN 55440
612-851-7000 • valsparglobal.com
| 1806
10,020
| $3,952,954
| $2,978,062
22.51
| VAL
| Gary Hendrickson
Lori Walker
| 10/28/11
| Decorative and protective coatings for metal, wood, plastic, and glass; primers, top coats, varnishes, inks, sprays, stains, fillers, and other coatings; interior and exterior paints, stains, primers, varnishes, and high-performance floor paints; specialty polymers, colorants, and gelcoats
|
7 | | Fastenal Company
2001 Theurer Blvd.
Winona, MN 55987
507-454-5374 • fastenal.com
| 1967
15,168
| $2,766,859
| $1,809,337
21.92
| FAST
| Willard Oberton
Daniel Florness
| 12/31/11
| Manufactures approximately 5 percent of the industrial and construction supplies that it distributes
|
8 | | Polaris Industries, Inc.
2100 Hwy. 55
Medina, MN 55340
763-542-0500 • polarisindustries.com
| 1954
3,900
| $2,656,949
| $1,656,518
33.44
| PII
| Scott Wine
Michael Malone
| 12/31/11
| Snowmobiles; ATVs; side-by-side vehicles; motorcycles; defense vehicles; neighborhood vehicles, including Breeze, a golf cart
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9 | | Donaldson Company, Inc.
1400 W 94th St.
Bloomington, MN 55431
952-887-3131 • donaldson.com
| 1915
13,000
| $2,493,248
| $1,918,828
8.68
| DCI
| William Cook
James Shaw
| 7/31/12
| Filtration systems and replacement parts, including air and liquid filtration systems and exhaust and emission control products for diesel equipment and industrial applications
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10 | | The Toro Company
8111 Lyndale Ave. S
Bloomington, MN 55420
952-888-8801 • toro.com
| 1914
4,700
| $1,883,953
| $1,835,991
11.45
| TTC
| Michael Hoffman
Renee Peterson
| 10/31/11
| Turf and landscape maintenance equipment--including mowers, utility vehicles, cultivation equipment, compact utility equipment, and snow blowers--and precision irrigation systems, such as water-saving controllers, soil sensors, spray nozzles, and rotors
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11 | | H.B. Fuller Company
1200 Willow Lake Blvd.
Vadnais Heights, MN 55110
651-236-5900 • hbfuller.com
| 1887
3,530
| $1,557,552
| $1,386,108
14.85
| FUL
| James Owens
Jim Giertz
| 12/3/11
| Adhesives, sealants, specialty chemical products, and coating compounds for the assembly, packaging, non-woven, and footwear markets
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12 | | Deluxe Corporation
3680 Victoria St. N
Shoreview, MN 55126
651-483-7111 • deluxe.com
| 1915
5,565
| $1,417,596
| $1,639,654
1.10
| DLX
| Lee Schram
Terry Peterson
| 12/31/11
| Personalized printed items, including checks, forms, business cards, stationery, greeting cards, and labels; promotional products and merchandising materials; serves financial institutions and small businesses
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13 | | Imation Corporation
1 Imation Way
Oakdale, MN 55128
651-704-4000 • imation.com
| 1996
1,130
| $1,290,400
| $1,584,700
(11.67)
| IMN
| Mark Lucas
Paul Zeller
| 12/31/11
| Tape cartridges, removable hard disk drives, CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray media, portable hard drives, USB Flash and solid-state drives, diskettes, consumer electronics
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14 | | Otter Tail Corporation
215 S Cascade St.; P.O. Box 496
Fergus Falls, MN 56538
866-410-8780 • ottertail.com
| 1907
3,155
| $1,077,850
| $1,104,954
20.81
| OTTR
| Edward McIntyre
Kevin Moug
| 12/31/11
| Wind towers, residential and commercial waterfront equipment, heavy metal fabricated products, extruded and thermoformed plastic products, horticulture containers
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15 | | Graco, Inc.
88 11th Ave. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
612-623-6000 • graco.com
| 1926
2,300
| $895,283
| $816,468
20.32
| GGG
| Patrick McHale
James Graner
| 12/30/11
| Fluid-handling equipment and systems used to pump, meter, mix, dispense, and spray fluids and semi-solids for a variety of applications in the manufacturing, processing, construction, and maintenance industries
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16 | | G&K Services, Inc.
5995 Opus Pkwy.
Minnetonka, MN 55343
952-912-5500 • gkservices.com
| 1902
7,800
| $869,937
| $929,542
4.96
| GK
| Douglas Milroy
Jeffrey Wright
| 6/30/12
| Uniform garments (manufactures about 55 percent of those that it rents or sells)
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17 | | Tennant Company
701 N Lilac Dr.
Golden Valley, MN 55440
612-540-1200 • tennantco.com
| 1870
2,865
| $753,998
| $598,981
12.93
| TNC
| H. Chris Killingstad
Thomas Paulson
| 12/31/11
| Industrial and commercial sweepers, scrubbers, coatings, detergents, carpet-cleaning equipment, vacuums, floor machines, burnishers
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18 | | Select Comfort Corporation
9800 59th Ave. N
Plymouth, MN 55442
763-551-7000 • sleepnumber.com
| 1987
2,328
| $743,203
| $806,038
22.71
| SCSS
| Shelly Ibach
Wendy Schoppert
| 12/31/11
| Adjustable-firmness beds, including the Sleep Number bed, and other sleep-related accessories
|
19 | | Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
4400 W 78th St., Ste. 520
Bloomington, MN 55435
952-835-1874 • apog.com
| 1949
3,600
| $662,463
| $778,847
13.67
| APOG
| Joseph Puishys
James Porter
| 3/3/12
| Customized insulating units, windows and frames, curtainwall, laminated products for commercial construction, and coated glass and acrylic for use in custom picture-framing applications
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20 | | Arctic Cat, Inc.
601 Brooks Ave. S
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
218-681-8558 • arcticcat.com
| 1982
1,369
| $585,268
| $782,431
25.96
| ACAT
| Claude Jordan
Timothy Delmore
| 3/31/12
| Snowmobiles and ATVs; related parts, garments, and accessories
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21 | | MTS Systems Corporation
14000 Technology Dr.
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
952-937-4000 • mts.com
| 1967
2,003
| $467,368
| $396,785
24.95
| MTSC
| Jeffrey Graves
Susan Knight
| 10/1/11
| Test systems and industrial position sensors; products are used by customers in the development of new products and in quality control applications
|
22 | | Hawkins, Inc.
3100 E Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55413
612-331-6910 • hawkinsinc.com
| 1938
343
| $343,834
| $184,900
15.52
| HWKN
| Patrick Hawkins
Kathleen Pepski
| 4/1/12
| Blended specialty chemical products used by water treatment facilities, manufacturers, food and dairy producers, and research labs
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23 | | Techne Corporation
614 McKinley Pl. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
612-379-8854 • techne-corp.com
| 1976
847
| $314,560
| $223,482
8.48
| TECH
| Gregory Melsen
Gregory Melsen
| 6/30/12
| Biotechnology products and hematology calibrators and controls
|
24 | | Hutchinson Technology, Inc.
40 W Highland Park Dr. NE
Hutchinson, MN 55350
320-587-3797 • htch.com
| 1965
2,317
| $278,090
| $721,507
(19.90)
| HTCH
| Richard Penn
David Radloff
| 9/25/11
| Suspension assemblies, which hold a computer chip that reads data above a spinning hard disk in desktop computers, PCs, and enterprise server systems
|
25 | | Digi International, Inc.
11001 Bren Road E
Minnetonka, MN 55343
952-912-3444 • digi.com
| 1985
691
| $204,160
| $144,663
11.84
| DGII
| Joseph Dunsmore
Steve Snyder
| 9/30/11
| Manufactures products and technologies to connect and securely manage local or remote electronic devices over the network or via the Web
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