n Minnesota you will find a loyal, reliable and quality workforce that will help the economic success of your business. Minnesota is committed to supporting the innovation of its entrepreneurs. They know entrepreneurs create new ideas, create jobs and grow the local economies and the economy of the state as well. Here you will find outstanding education, health care and housing. The clean air, lush forests and sky blue lakes offers many recreational activities for the outdoor adventurer. Art and cultural attractions including visual and performing arts are affordable for all.
Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Rochester, Duluth, Bloomington
State Tree
Red Pine
Nickname
North Star State / Land of 10,000 Lakes
The nation’s first Better Business Bureau was founded in Minneapolis in 1912.
In 1891 George A. Hormel founded the Hormel Company in Austin, MN.
Minnesota has more than 15 Fortune 500 companies per capita than any other state in the country.
Candy maker Frank C. Mars of Minnesota introduced the Milky Way candy bar in 1923. Mars marketed the Snickers bar in 1930 and introduced the 5 cent Three Musketeers bar in 1937.
Minnesota is home to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, as well as Fortune 500 companies General Mills, 3M, Target and Land O’ Lakes.
