Commerce - Notable - Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Large or well-known companies with headquarters or major operations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area; sales figures, where shown, are from hoovers.com
- 3M: Diversified technology; 2005 sales $21.1 billion; St. Paul
- Best Buy: Consumer electronics retailer; 2006 sales $30.8 billion; Richfield
- Cargill: Diversified; 2005 sales $71 billion; Wayzata
- Carlson: Leisure services; Carlson Hotels Worldwide; Carlson Restaurants Worldwide; 2005 sales $4.9 billion est; Minnetonka
- General Mills: Cereal and other foods; 2006 sales $11.6 billion; Minneapolis
- Honeywell: Automation and Control Solutions; 2004 sales $8 billion; unit of Honeywell International (Morristown, NJ); Minneapolis
- Medtronic: Medical technology; 2006 sales $11.2 billion; Minneapolis
- Nash Finch: Wholesale distributor; 2005 sales $4.5 billion; Minneapolis
- NWA: Northwest Airlines; 2005 sales $12.2 billion; Eagan
- Petters Group: Consumer products; includes Fingerhut, SoniqCast, Polaroid; Minnetonka
- St Paul Travelers: Insurance; 2005 sales $24.3 billion; St. Paul
- Supervalu: Grocery retail, wholesale, and services; retail stores include Acme, Albertsons, bigg's, Bristol Farms, Cub Foods, Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy, Hornbacher's, Jewel-Osco, Save-A-Lot, Scott's, Shaw's/Star Market, Shop 'n Save, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy and Sunflower Market; 2006 sales $19.8 billion; Eden Prairie
- Target: Discount retailer; 2006 sales $52.6 billion; Minneapolis
- UnitedHealth: Health insurance and services; 2005 sales $45.3 billion; Minnetonka
- US Bancorp: Banking; US Bank; 2005 sales $16.7 billion; Minneapolis
- Xcel: Energy; 2005 sales $9.6 billion
