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The Star Tribune 100: This year, it's a top-heavy list

While Minnesota's corporate giants get bigger, the number of public companies has shrunk dramatically. Updated May. 19, 2013

The Star Tribune 100 is a measure of the largest publicly held companies with headquarters in Minnesota ranked by revenue. Data presented also include each company's total profits from continuing operations, assets and market capitalization.

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Schafer: Market changes doomed small stocks
Article By: LEE SCHAFER ,Star Tribune Publish May 19, 2013 2:00 AM / Update May 18, 2013 6:03 PM
Buying stocks used to be at least somewhat of a big deal, the kind of thing that required connecting with a professional downtown who was presumed to have some expertise and ought to be paid for the work.

Now, just click it. No big deal.
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Confident Minnesota companies perform despite turbulence
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In 2011, many of the state's biggest publicly held firms saw improvements, and did more hiring.

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Companies willing to spend and hire to gain sales
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Bottom 50 companies outperform once again
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