Positively Minnesota a great place to live, work and do business Market Analysis: Minneapolis-St. Paul Overview Market Analysis - Twin Cities Overview The Twin Cities is a strong, competitive place to work or start a business and boasts more Fortune 500 headquarters than nearly any other state. ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DRIVERS Home to 21 Fortune 500 Public Companies Home to 12 Fortune 500 Private Companies Diverse economy Highly educated workforce Higher education center High per capita income 16th largest MSA in the nation STRENGTHS Arts and cultural leader Higher education center: 5th largest system of two and four year colleges and universities in the nation. University of Minnesota is a Top 3 research institution. RECOGNITIONS / AWARDS Forbes ranks Minneapolis Second Best City in the Nation to Earn a Living Forbes also named the region the most affordable place to live well in America in 2007. Daily Beast names Minneapolis - St. Paul Fourth Smartest City in America. Kaufman Foundation ranks Minnesota Third in Global Patents U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis says Minneapolis is the Nation s 14th largest economy. Marketwatch names Minneapolis Best Metro for Second Year Expansion Magazine ranked the metro among the eight best places to live and work Forbes ranks Minneapolis World s Fifth Cleanest City
MSP is an area filled with smart and well-educated individuals. With strong support for a variety of education models, the Twin Cities offers students the best opportunity to live and grow. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Households in Minneapolis - St. Paul have the sixth highest per capita income in the U.S. - U.S. Census, 2007 The eleven county metro area is home to over 3.0 million people and had a 25% population increase since 1990. - U. S. Census Minnesota boasts the fifth largest system of two-year and four-year colleges and universities in the nation. University of Minnesota has the fourth largest enrollment in the U.S. and ranks among the top 3 research institutions in the country. Daily Beast names Minneapolis the Fourth Smartest City in America Minnesota consistently ranks near the top nationally in the share of grant dollars committed to education. The combination of a high concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters and a highly educated population creates an environment of high wages. INCOME The Minneapolis - St. Paul MSA s household median income is 27% higher than the U.S. average Households in Minneapolis - St. Paul have the sixth highest per capita income in the U.S. 43.5% of households are in the $40,000 to $100,000 income range - ranking third of the top 25 MSA s. MSP has nation s second lowest poverty rate. Minnesota is ranked first in the nation (at 91%)for number of residents with a high school diploma. The 11 county Twin Cities MSA is the fourth most educated among Top 25 MSA s, with 38% of all adults holding a Bachelor s degree The University of Minnesota features the Carlson School of Business, which provides one of the most extensive and desirable MBA programs in the country and is strongly supported by the local business community. Minnesota is consistently ranked #1 or #2 nationally in composite ACT scores. $80,000 $70,000 $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $0 Median Household Income (in 2008 dollars) 1999 2005 2006 2007 2008 Minneapolis St. Paul MSA U.S.
15.90% 5.60% 5.40% ervices 9.90% 7.10% 10.60% es 19.10% 6.90% 15.70% classified elsewhere) 3.80% Market Analysis: Minneapolis-St. Paul Overview Employment by Industry Other (includes gov't not classified elsewhere) MINNESOTA PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES Ranking Company Name Revenue # of (in billions) Employees Retail & Wholesale Trade Leisure & Hospitality Manufacturing Construction Transportation & Utilities 1 Cargill Inc. 109.84 130,500 83 Carlson Cos Inc. 3.90 50,700 94 Schwan Food 3.67 17,000 132 Holiday Companies 3.00 4,600 169 Rosen s Diversified 2.51 3,975 182 M A Mortenson 2.39 2,200 210 Andersen 2.10 9,000 *Source: Forbes 2010 (500 Largest Privately Held Companies) Education & Health Services Professional & Business Services MINNESOTA FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES Information & High Tech Financial Services LABOR FORCE AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS Minneapolis - St. Paul s labor force is more than 1.5 million strong. Unemployment consistently is well below the national average. The region s high labor force participation rate, combined with the demographic factors, results in a strong percentage of families in which more than one person is working - which in turn supports the region s above average median household income. According to the 2008 ACS data, two-thirds of families had more than one person employed, first among the nation s 25 largest metro areas. Ranking Fortune 500 Industry Revenue Companies in MN (in millions) 22 UnitedHealth Group (UNH) Healthcare 94,155 33 Target Corporation (TGT) General Merchandiser 67,390 47 Best Buy (BBY) Specialty Retailer 49,694 61 SuperValu (SVU) Food Wholesalers/Retailers 40,597 97 3M (MMM) Science Technology 26,662 103 CHS, Inc. (CHSCP) Wholesalers: Food & Grocery 25,268 126 U.S. Bancorp (USB) Commercial Bank 20,518 158 Medtronic (MDT) Medical Products & Equipment 15,817 166 General Mills (GIS) Food 14,797 218 Land O Lakes (Private - Cooperative) Food 11,146 237 Xcel Energy (XEL) Energy 10,310 246 Ameriprise Financial (AMP) Financial Services 10,046 265 C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) Freight Transportation 9,274 318 Thrivent Financial (AAL) Financial Services for Lutherans 7,471 325 Hormel Foods (HRL) Food 7,221 346 Mosaic (MOS) Agricultural Chemicals 6,759 378 Ecolab (ECL) Chemical & Laundry Supply 6,090 436 St. Jude Medical (STJ) Medical Products & Equipment 5,165 449 Nash-Finch (NAFC) Wholesalers: Food & Grocery 4,992 473 Alliant Techsystems (ATK) Aerospace & Defense 4,808 *Source 2011 Fortune 500 Magazine Top 500
Spoon Bridge and Cherry Minnesota Twins Stadium Guthrie Theater Transportation Routinely recognized as having among the highest quality of life in the nation. - Forbes - Business Facilities Magazine - Outdoors Magazine - C.Q. Press - CNN Money - BizJournals.com - Expansion Magazine The one-of-a-kind theater scene boasts more theater seats per capita than any city outside of New York. The bold new Guthrie Theater, designed by Jean Nouvel, has garnered numerous architectural awards from around the world. The 11-county region has a whopping 1,651 lakes. The state, with almost 12,000 lakes, has over 90,000 miles of shoreline. That s more than California, Florida and Hawaii combined. Five of Money Magazine s 2010 Top 20 Best Places to Live are part of the Twin Cities MSA. High Concentration of Professional Sports - Home to the Minnesota Vikings football, Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx (women) basketball, Minnesota Wild hockey, and Minnesota Twins baseball teams. - The region is considered the 14th Best Sports City in the country, according to The Sporting News, 2006. - A new, 40,000 seat, open-air ballpark for the Minnesota Twins opened May 2010. One of the most extensive regional and city park systems in the country. Seven state parks are located within the metro area.
Transportation AIR SERVICE The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) handled more than 34 million passengers in 2008. MSP airport ranks 3rd in the world among airports its size when it comes to passengers airport experience Airlines out of MSP airport serve 131 nonstop markets from MSP, including 116 domestic and 14 international markets. Compared to other metropolitan areas in the U.S., only Denver serves more non-stop markets per capita. MSP airport is the hub airport for Delta, Mesaba, and Sun Country Airlines. Delta Airlines accounts for 80% of the airport s passenger traffic. RAIL SERVICES The Hiawatha LRT serves 34,000 riders daily and connects the MSP airport and Mall of America to the downtown Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The 40 mile Northstar Commuter Rail, which runs through the northern suburbs and terminates at Target Field in downtown Minneapolis, recently opened in 2009. It will serve a projected 5,000 daily commuters. Preliminary construction of the region s second line Central Cooridor, has begun and will connect the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul. A future LRT line in the planning stages will connect Eden Prairie and Minneapolis in the Southwest metro. COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Minnesota is one of the nation s railroad hubs, with over 4,600 miles of rail line. Four extensive railroad networks help Metro MSP companies transport large volumes of raw materials and finished products across North America. The Mississippi River is the third largest river in the world, running thousand s of miles before reaching the Gulf of Mexico. The Twin Cities metro area supports three port areas, and serves as a vital transportation artery for hauling coal, grain and other products. The Metro MSP area s strategic location - midway between both coasts - makes it a natural base for companies needing access to national markets. Interstate I-35 connects Canada to Mexico, while I-94 traverses the U.S. Products shipped by highway can reach most U.S. markets within three days.