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Job cuts by Minnesota companies
A listing of major job-cut announcements by Minnesota companies since about Nov. 1.
| Company | Jobs | Where cut |
| Toro Co. | 100 | companywide |
| MTS Systems | 150 | companywide |
| Celestica Inc. | 590 | Arden Hills |
| Target Corp. | 600 | Minneapolis |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. | 250 | Richfield |
| Hutchinson Technology Inc. | 100 | Eau Claire, Wis. |
| Hutchinson Technology Inc. | 300 | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| Polaris Industries Inc. | 460 | Companywide |
| Andersen Corp. | 160 | Bayport |
| Polaris Industries Inc. | 110 | Roseau |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc. | 300 | Minneapolis |
| Ecolab Inc. | 1,000 | Companywide |
| ING Group | 100 | Minnesota |
| Alliant Techsystems Inc. | 70-80 | Federal Cartridge unit |
| Andersen Corp. | 50 | Bayport |
| Pentair Inc. | 1,600 | companywide |
| Tennant Co. | 240 | companywide |
| Wireless Ronin Technologies | 30 | companywide |
| Select Comfort Corp. | 120 | Plymouth HQ |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. | 500 | Richfield HQ |
| Hutchinson Technology Inc. | 1,380 | companywide |
| 3M Co. | 2,300 | companywide |
| Lawson Software Inc. | 200 | companywide |
| Life Time Fitness Inc. | 100 | Chanhassen HQ |
| Lenox Group Inc. | 53 | Department 56 unit |
| Andersen Corp. | 52 | Menomonie plant |
| Vital Images Inc. | 35 | companywide |
| Alliant Techsystems Inc. | 40 to 50 | Federal Cartridge unit |
| Entegris Inc. | 200 | Chaska plant |
| Graco Inc. | 150 | companywide |
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