YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES
Minnesota employees surveyed by WorkplaceDynamics ranked these 100 employers as Top Workplaces for 2011.
| Rank | Size | Company | Year Founded | Ownership | Sector | Headquarters | Minnesota locations | Minnesota employees | Total Employees | On the web | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Large | Keller Williams Realty | 1983 | Private | Agents / Brokers | Austin, Texas | 14 | 1234 | 85000 | 1 | |
| 2 | Large | Cargill | 1865 | Private | food, agricultural, financial and industrial | Wayzata | 30 | 5877 | 131000 | 2 | |
| 3 | Large | Kwik Trip | 1965 | Private | Convenience Store / Gas Station | LaCrosse, Wis. | 100 | 2287 | 10000 | 3 | |
| 4 | Large | Bremer Bank | 1943 | Private | banking and financial services | St. Paul | 62 | 1100 | 1770 | 4 | |
| 5 | Large | Securian Financial Group Inc. | 1880 | Parent company | General Insurance | St. Paul | 1 | 2343 | 3500 | 5 | |
| 6 | Large | General Mills | 1866 | Public | Consumer Packaged Goods | Minneapolis | 15 | 5589 | 35186 | 6 | |
| 7 | Large | ING DIRECT | 2000 | Parent company | Retail Bank - Online Bank - Bank | Wilmington, Del. | 1 | 550 | 2460 | 7 | |
| 8 | Large | Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare | 1897 | Non-profit | Pediatric Specialty Health Care | St. Paul | 7 | 1150 | 1150 | 8 | |
| 9 | Large | Graco Inc. | 1926 | Public | Industrial Equipment | Minneapolis | 5 | 1265 | 2200 | 9 | |
| 10 | Large | Mayo Clinic | 1919 | Non-profit | Medical Center | Rochester | 1 | 31991 | 56186 | 10 | |
| 11 | Large | Ecumen | 1862 | Non-profit | Senior Housing and Services | Shoreview | 74 | 2798 | 3700 | 11 | |
| 12 | Large | Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America | 1896 | Public | Financial Services | Minneapolis | 1 | 1678 | 155000 | 12 | |
| 13 | Large | Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 1902 | Non-profit | Non-profit | Minneapolis | 1 | 1005 | 2928 | 13 | |
| 14 | Large | C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. | 1905 | Public | Third Party Logistics | Eden Prairie | 8 | 1467 | 7628 | 14 | |
| 15 | Large | Dow Water & Process Solutions | 1977 | Parent company | Produce reverse osmosis elements to purify water | Edina | 1 | 572 | 572 | 15 | |
| 16 | Large | Starkey Laboratories Inc. | 1967 | Private | Medical Devices & Products | Eden Prairie | 2 | 1709 | 3400 | 16 | |
| 17 | Large | H.B. Fuller Co. | 1887 | Public | Specialty Adhesives | Vadnais Heights | 2 | 505 | 3300 | 17 | |
| 18 | Large | Twin Cities Orthopedics | 1996 | Partnership | Physicians Practice | St. Louis Park | 25 | 543 | 550 | 18 | |
| 19 | Large | U.S. Bancorp | 1863 | Public | Commercial Bank | Minneapolis | 145 | 10367 | 62305 | 19 | |
| 20 | Large | National Marrow Donor Program | 1987 | Non-profit | Non-profit bone marrow donor registry | Minneapolis | 4 | 616 | 740 | 20 | |
| 21 | Large | Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota | 1865 | Non-profit | Non-profit Human/Social Service | St. Paul | 300 | 2124 | 2400 | 21 | |
| 22 | Large | SMSC Gaming Enterprise | 1982 | Government | Federally Recognized Indian Tribe | Prior Lake | 1 | 3300 | 3300 | 22 | |
| 23 | Large | Goodrich Sensors & Integrated Systems | 1870 | Public | Aerospace / Defense | Charlotte, N.C. | 4 | 1463 | 25000 | 23 | |
| 24 | Large | 3M Co. | 1902 | Public | Manufacturing | St. Paul | 19 | 14700 | 33000 | 24 | |
| 25 | Large | Pearson | 2000 | Public | Education, Assessment & Testing Services | Upper Saddle River, N.J. | 2 | 1403 | 19000 | 25 | |
| 1 | Midsize | The Emily Program | 1993 | Private | Mental Health | St. Paul | 6 | 207 | 210 | 26 | |
| 2 | Midsize | Right at Home | 2001 | Private | Home Healthcare Services | Bloomington | 1 | 253 | 253 | 27 | |
| 3 | Midsize | Pediatric Home Service | 1990 | Private | DME/HME and Private Duty Nursing | Roseville | 1 | 156 | 156 | 28 | |
| 4 | Midsize | The Nerdery | 2003 | Private | web partner of companies w/big interactive ideas | Bloomington | 1 | 193 | 205 | 29 | |
| 5 | Midsize | Microsoft | 1981 | Public | Information Technology | Redmond, Wash. | 4 | 248 | 56654 | 30 | |
| 6 | Midsize | Hammer Residences Inc. | 1923 | Private | Human and social services | Wayzata | 1 | 424 | 424 | 31 | |
| 7 | Midsize | Colle+McVoy | 1935 | Parent company | Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations | Minneapolis | 1 | 168 | 168 | 32 | |
| 8 | Midsize | Proto Labs Inc. | 1999 | Private | Quick turn custom manufacturing. | Maple Plain | 1 | 277 | 390 | 33 | |
| 9 | Midsize | Marco Inc. | 1973 | Private | Technology product sales and service | St. Cloud | 9 | 313 | 350 | 34 | |
| 10 | Midsize | Landscape Structures Inc. | 1971 | Private | Metal Products | Delano | 1 | 278 | 300 | 35 | |
| 11 | Midsize | Noran Neurological Clinic | 1972 | Private | Physicians Practice | Minneapolis | 6 | 179 | 183 | 36 | |
| 12 | Midsize | Werner Electric Supply | 1920 | Private | Wholesale Distribution | Cottage Grove | 6 | 190 | 210 | 37 | |
| 13 | Midsize | Plunkett's Pest Control | 1915 | Private | Pest Control | Fridley | 5 | 155 | 270 | 38 | |
| 14 | Midsize | PreferredOne Administrative Services Inc. | 1984 | Private | Third party administrator of employer health plans | Golden Valley | 1 | 308 | 308 | 39 | |
| 15 | Midsize | Mortenson Construction | 1954 | Private | Construction | Golden Valley | 1 | 432 | 2009 | 40 | |
| 16 | Midsize | Periscope | 1994 | Private | Advertising | Minneapolis | 1 | 227 | 227 | 41 | |
| 17 | Midsize | OLSON | 1992 | Private | Advertising | Minneapolis | 2 | 357 | 400 | 42 | |
| 18 | Midsize | Virtual Radiologic Corp. | 2001 | Private | Healthcare/Technology | Eden Prairie | 1 | 299 | 365 | 43 | |
| 19 | Midsize | SFM Mutual Insurance Co. | 1984 | Cooperative/Mutual | Workers' compensation insurance | Bloomington | 1 | 183 | 187 | 44 | |
| 20 | Midsize | Wingspan Life Resources | 1973 | Non-profit | Human and social services | St Paul | 27 | 167 | 167 | 45 | |
| 21 | Midsize | Weber Shandwick | 1981 | Public | Public Relations | New York | 1 | 160 | 2000 | 46 | |
| 22 | Midsize | Maple Grove Hospital | 2009 | Non-profit | Hospitals | Maple Grove | 1 | 494 | 500 | 47 | |
| 23 | Midsize | UCare | 1984 | Non-profit | Non-profit | Minneapolis | 1 | 443 | 443 | 48 | |
| 24 | Midsize | StuartCo | 1970 | Partnership | Property Management | Minneapolis | 29 | 309 | 330 | 49 | |
| 25 | Midsize | Quality Bicycle Products | 1981 | Private | Bicycle Parts & Accessories Distribution | Bloomington | 1 | 444 | 494 | 50 | |
| 26 | Midsize | Seward Co-op Grocery & Deli | 1972 | Cooperative/Mutual | Natural foods cooperative | Minneapolis | 1 | 190 | 190 | 51 | |
| 27 | Midsize | MLT Vacations Inc. | 1970 | Parent company | Travel / Vacations | Edina | 1 | 233 | 600 | 52 | |
| 28 | Midsize | Alerus Financial | 1933 | Public | Banks - Commercial | Grand Forks, N.D. | 6 | 207 | 525 | 53 | |
| 29 | Midsize | Loffler Companies Inc. | 1986 | Private | Office Technology & Services - Print IT Communicat | Bloomington | 1 | 282 | 282 | 54 | |
| 30 | Midsize | Fallon Worldwide | 1981 | Public | Advertising | Minneapolis | 1 | 200 | 348 | 55 | |
| 31 | Midsize | Bridge Realty LLC | 2007 | Private | Agents / Brokers | Chaska | 2 | 237 | 260 | 56 | |
| 32 | Midsize | Sunrise Community Banks | 1986 | Private | Community Development Finance | Saint Paul | 8 | 156 | 156 | 57 | |
| 33 | Midsize | Infinite Campus | 1993 | Private | Technology | Blaine | 1 | 260 | 275 | 58 | |
| 34 | Midsize | Western National Insurance Group | 1901 | Cooperative/Mutual | Property Casualty Insurance Company | Edina | 1 | 294 | 375 | 59 | |
| 35 | Midsize | Carmichael Lynch | 1962 | Parent company | Creating devotion to brands. | Minneapolis | 1 | 187 | 199 | 60 | |
| 1 | Small | Roger Fazendin REALTORS | 1965 | Private | Residential Real Estate | Wayzata | 1 | 50 | 50 | 61 | |
| 2 | Small | Valley Rehabilitation Services | 1993 | Partnership | Rehabilitation | Chaska | 7 | 51 | 51 | 62 | |
| 3 | Small | The Container Store | 1978 | Private | Specialty Retail | Coppell, Texas | 1 | 51 | 5000 | 63 | |
| 4 | Small | NetApp | 1992 | Public | Data Storage Solutions | Sunnyvale, Calif. | 1 | 54 | 9902 | 64 | |
| 5 | Small | The ALARIS Group Inc. | 2000 | Partnership | Vendor Serving Healthcare Industry | Duluth | 63 | 63 | 230 | 65 | |
| 6 | Small | Northwestern Mutual Financial Network - The Bohannon Group | 1857 | Cooperative/Mutual | Financial Services & Insurance | Milwaukee | 5 | 66 | 15000 | 66 | |
| 7 | Small | Thymes | 1982 | Private | Manufacture - Consumer Goods | Minneapolis | 1 | 57 | 57 | 67 | |
| 8 | Small | Eagle Ridge Academy | 2004 | Non-profit | Primary / Secondary School | Eden Prairie | 2 | 52 | 53 | 68 | |
| 9 | Small | Pharmaceutical Specialties | 1975 | Partnership | Medical Devices & Products | Rochester | 1 | 50 | 60 | 69 | |
| 10 | Small | TheMLSonline.com | 2001 | Private | Agents / Brokers | Champlin | 1 | 106 | 150 | 70 | |
| 11 | Small | VitreoRetinal Surgery | 1988 | Private | Health Center/Clinic | Bloomington | 7 | 78 | 78 | 71 | |
| 12 | Small | Behavioral Dimensions Inc. | 1997 | Private | Behavioral Health | St. Louis Park | 1 | 84 | 84 | 72 | |
| 13 | Small | Home Instead Senior Care - Rochester | 2003 | Private | Home Healthcare Services | Rochester | 1 | 116 | 116 | 73 | |
| 14 | Small | Matrix Communications - Network Design Inc. | 1985 | Private | Telecommunications | Plymouth | 1 | 54 | 54 | 74 | |
| 15 | Small | Tactile Systems Technology Inc. | 2002 | Private | Healthcare | Minneapolis | 1 | 63 | 102 | 75 | |
| 16 | Small | AdvisorNet Financial | 1959 | Private | Financial Advisors | Minneapolis | 2 | 50 | 50 | 76 | |
| 17 | Small | Workabilities | 1954 | Private | Human and social services | Golden Valley | 1 | 65 | 66 | 77 | |
| 18 | Small | Better Business Bureau of MN and ND | 1912 | Non-profit | Professional / Trade Association | Saint Paul | 1 | 51 | 51 | 78 | |
| 19 | Small | Padilla Speer Beardsley | 1961 | Private | Integrated Communications & Public Relations | Minneapolis | 1 | 102 | 117 | 79 | |
| 20 | Small | Anytime Fitness Inc. | 2002 | Private | Health, Wellness, Fitness | Hastings | 120 | 61 | 130 | 80 | |
| 21 | Small | Angie's Kettle Corn | 2000 | Private | Food / Beverages | Mankato | 1 | 114 | 114 | 81 | |
| 22 | Small | SafetyCall International/Pet Poison Helpline | 2004 | Partnership | Healthcare | Bloomington | 1 | 59 | 63 | 82 | |
| 23 | Small | Minneapolis Financial Group | 2003 | Private | Financial Services Industry | Minneapolis | 5 | 70 | 80 | 83 | |
| 24 | Small | PAM's Auto Inc. | 1991 | Private | Auto Parts, Accessories, & Tires | Saint Cloud | 1 | 51 | 52 | 84 | |
| 25 | Small | Lifesource, Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization Inc. | 1988 | Non-profit | Federally-designated to manage organ and tissue donation | St. Paul | 2 | 128 | 145 | 85 | |
| 26 | Small | Avanade | 2000 | Private | Global System Integrator | Seattle | 1 | 51 | 12000 | 86 | |
| 27 | Small | Zerorez Carpet Care | 2006 | Partnership | Cleaning / Maintenance | Roseville | 1 | 60 | 75 | 87 | |
| 28 | Small | Atomic Learning | 2000 | Private | Technology Training and Professional Development | Little Falls | 1 | 53 | 64 | 88 | |
| 29 | Small | BWBR Architects | 1922 | Private | Architecture and Interior Design | St. Paul | 1 | 113 | 113 | 89 | |
| 30 | Small | T. E. Ibberson Co. | 1881 | Private | Design/build contractor | Hopkins | 2 | 99 | 110 | 90 | |
| 31 | Small | FAME - A Retail Branding Agency | 1990 | Public | Marketing and Branding | Minneapolis | 1 | 57 | 57 | 91 | |
| 32 | Small | AgeWell | 2004 | Private | Life Care | Edina | 1 | 73 | 75 | 92 | |
| 33 | Small | TRISSENTIAL LLC | 2003 | Private | Management Consulting | Minnetonka | 1 | 72 | 95 | 93 | |
| 34 | Small | State Bank & Trust | 1966 | Private | Financial Services & Insurance | Fargo, N.D. | 6 | 98 | 700 | 94 | |
| 35 | Small | Ideal Printers Inc. | 1979 | Private | Commercial Print and Mail Solutions | St. Paul | 1 | 61 | 65 | 95 | |
| 36 | Small | Healthez | 1982 | Private | Healthcare | Bloomington | 1 | 59 | 80 | 96 | |
| 37 | Small | PCL Construction Services Inc. | 1903 | Private | Building Construction | Denver | 1 | 74 | 3000 | 97 | |
| 38 | Small | Washburn Center For Children | 1883 | Non-profit | Helps children and families with social, emotional and behavioral problems | Minneapolis | 3 | 116 | 116 | 98 | |
| 39 | Small | RJF Agencies, a Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC company | 1986 | Public | Insurance Consultants & Brokers | Minneapolis | 1 | 127 | 140 | 99 | |
| 40 | Small | Solos Pizza Cafe | 2005 | Private | Fast casual pizza restaurant | Inver Grove Heights | 4 | 86 | 86 | 100 |