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Business: Provides money transfer, electronic bill payment, money orders and official checks to millions of consumers and banks worldwide.
Headquarters: St. Louis Park
Chairman and CEO: Philip Milne, 47
Founded: 1940 as Travelers Express. Renamed MoneyGram International in 2004.
2006 sales: $1.16 billion (+19 percent)
2006 profit: $124 million (+11 percent)
Employees: 2,300 (1,000 in the Twin Cities)
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