Job cuts by Minnesota companies

A listing of major job-cut announcements by Minnesota companies since about Nov. 1.

Last update: February 26, 2009 - 5:44 PM

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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