YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES
These Minnesota employers scored high enough to qualify as Top Workplaces against WorkplaceDynamics' national benchmark, although not high enough to crack the Top 100 Workplaces.
| Company | Year Founded | Ownership | Sector | Headquarters | Minnesota locations | Minnesota employees | Total Employees | On the web | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture | 1989 | Public | Consulting, Technology Services, Outsourcing | Dublin, Ireland | 1 | 1583 | 211000 | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1932 | Public | Auto Parts, Accessories, & Tires | Roanoke, Va. | 15 | 142 | 51000 | 2 | |
| AgStar Financial Services | 1918 | Cooperative/Mutual | Credit & Finance | Mankato, MN | 9 | 488 | 642 | 3 | |
| Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala P.A. | 1974 | Partnership | Law | Minneapolis | 1 | 98 | 100 | 4 | |
| Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP | 1931 | Partnership | Accountancy | Chicago | 1 | 199 | 1300 | 5 | |
| Brocade Communications Systems | 1995 | Public | Data center networking solutions | San Jose, Calif. | 1 | 177 | 4600 | 6 | |
| Certes Financial Pros | 1994 | Private | Finance and Accounting Staffing Solutions | DesMoines | 1 | 80 | 1000 | 7 | |
| CLUES | 1981 | Non-profit | Human and social services | St. Paul | 2 | 89 | 90 | 8 | |
| Community Involvement Programs | 1971 | Non-profit | Human services | Minneapolis | 14 | 316 | 316 | 9 | |
| Cooks of Crocus Hill | 1975 | Private | Culinary products and education | St. Paul | 2 | 52 | 52 | 10 | |
| Edina Realty Home Services | 1955 | Private | Real Estate | Edina | 60 | 435 | 450 | 11 | |
| Ernst & Young | 1903 | Partnership | Accountancy | New York | 1 | 445 | 30078 | 12 | |
| Gassen Companies | 1969 | Private | Association Property Management | Eden Prairie | 1 | 51 | 51 | 13 | |
| Globe University / Minnesota School of Business | 1885 | Private | College / University | Woodbury | 13 | 1193 | 2254 | 14 | |
| Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches | 1905 | Non-profit | Human services | Minneapolis | 3 | 72 | 72 | 15 | |
| HDR Inc. | 1917 | Private | Architecture/ Engineering | Omaha | 4 | 170 | 7768 | 16 | |
| Henson & Efron, P.A. | 1976 | Private | Law | Minneapolis | 1 | 60 | 60 | 17 | |
| Home Instead Senior Care - Edina | 1998 | Private | Home Healthcare Services | Edina | 1 | 99 | 99 | 18 | |
| Institute for Low Back and Neck Care | 1981 | Private | Health Center/Clinic | Bloomington | 3 | 56 | 56 | 19 | |
| Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis | 1910 | Non-profit | Human and social services | Minnetonka | 2 | 130 | 130 | 20 | |
| Lindquist & Vennum PLLP | 1968 | Partnership | Law | Minneapolis | 1 | 325 | 362 | 21 | |
| Minnesota Public Radio | 1967 | Non-profit | Public Radio | St. Paul | 8 | 396 | 523 | 22 | |
| MMIC Group | 1980 | Private | Business Insurance | Minneapolis | 1 | 113 | 134 | 23 | |
| NXC Imaging | 1964 | Private | Diagnostics, Imaging, & Laboratories | Minneapolis | 1 | 50 | 82 | 24 | |
| Outland Energy Services | 2005 | Private | Energy Industry Services | Canby | 2 | 125 | 166 | 25 | |
| Pace Analytical Services Inc. | 1995 | Private | environmental analytical testing/sampling | Minneapolis | 4 | 574 | 1250 | 26 | |
| Pawn America/Rixmann Companies | 1991 | Private | Second-Hand Retailer | Burnsville | 22 | 285 | 400 | 27 | |
| People Inc. | 1969 | Non-profit | Healthcare and Social Services | St. Paul | 40 | 561 | 561 | 28 | |
| PTC | 1985 | Public | Product Development Software | Needham, Mass. | 1 | 285 | 5500 | 29 | |
| Rasmussen College | 1900 | Private | College / University | Lake Elmo | 9 | 551 | 1636 | 30 | |
| RESOURCE | 1960 | Non-profit | Human and social services | Minneapolis | 35 | 310 | 311 | 31 | |
| Schechter Dokken Kanter CPAs | 1990 | Private | Accountancy | Minneapolis | 1 | 64 | 65 | 32 | |
| space150 | 2000 | Private | Digital Marketing | Minneapolis | 1 | 131 | 145 | 33 | |
| The Lacek Group | 1993 | Parent company | Loyalty and Interactive Marketing | Minneapolis | 1 | 168 | 170 | 34 | |
| The Westin Edina Galleria | 2008 | Parent company | Hotel | Edina | 1 | 90 | 90 | 35 | |
| TURCK Inc. | 1976 | Private | Manufacture - High Tech | Plymouth | 2 | 356 | 2000 | 36 | |
| Twin Cities Public Television | 1957 | Non-profit | Non-profit Public Television and Media | St. Paul | 178 | 178 | 178 | 37 | |
| W3i Holdings LLC | 2000 | Private | Mass Market Software | Sartell | 1 | 61 | 65 | 38 | |
| Wipfli LLP | 1930 | Partnership | Accounting & Business Consulting | Milwaukee | 2 | 142 | 960 | 39 | |
| Wunderlich-Malec | 1982 | Private | Process control, engineering, fabrication | Minnetonka | 1 | 58 | 175 | 40 |