Monday, March 26, 2001
For the past three years, we've been asking Minnesota's biggest companies about technology, politics and the economy as we compile the Star Tribune 100, our annual listing of Minnesota's largest publicly held companies. In that time, we've found steadily increasing excitement surrounding the Internet. Until this year, that is.
Gains in the top: Biggest firms succeeding
While the Internet and the emergence of a global economy have reshaped the commercial landscape, the native diversity of Minnesota's large firms and industries continues to lend stability in volatile times.
Pains in the bottom
While we were pleased and even a little surprised at the strong overall market performance of the Star Tribune 100 during the past year, a closer look reveals the gains mostly were due to the performance of companies on the top half of the list.
Comings and goings
More than a dozen Minnesota-based companies on last year's ST100 list have departed. But there's also exciting new blood in the ranks.
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The methodologyThe Star Tribune surveyed more than 200 Minnesota-based companies and gathered basic financial information on the other publicly traded companies to compile the listings.
The formulaThe Star Tribune uses revenue to rank Minnesota's top 100 publicly owned, Minnesota-based companies. We believe ranking by revenue affords the clearest snapshot of the state's largest firms.
CreditsResearch and reporting: Patrick Kennedy, John Oslund and Dan Freeborn
Supervised by: John Oslund
Design/graphics: Michael Carroll and Jim Foster
Technical support: John Stefany
Online: Will Outlaw