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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.
Company
Address
Phone • Website
Founded/
Employees
Revenue for most recent fiscal year (000)1
Revenue from prior fiscal year (000)/
Percent change
Ticker symbol
CEO/
CFO
Fiscal year end
Products/offerings
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
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
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
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
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
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 Walker2
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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 Melsen3
Gregory Melsen3
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

1 As of September 1, 2012
2 In early November 2012, she announced plans to retire after a successor is named, which hadn't occurred as of mid-November.
3 Has served as CFO since 2004; assumed the role of interim CEO on December 1, 2012.