Minnesota Business Hall of Fame
2011 Minnesota Business Hall of Fame

This year's inductees join an elite group of the most accomplished Minnesota business leaders of all time.

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2011 Inductees
Members of the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame rank among Minnesota's most-accomplished business leaders of all time. They represent a variety of industries and regions within our state, and each is uniquely distinguished, but they also have much in common. Each has been an individual of enterprise who has improved Minnesota's business landscape. Each has been a leader, an agent of change, and a source of inspiration. Each has helped create a better world.
Mary K. Brainerd

Mary K. Brainerd

Leader of the country’s largest not-for-profit, consumer-managed health care organization, HealthPartners.

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William A. Cooper

William A. Cooper

Guided TCF Financial’s transition from troubled Twin Cities thrift to a multi-state banking system.

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Paul Finkelstein

Paul Finkelstein

He has grown Regis Corporation into a Fortune 1000 company, expanding from 500 stores in 1987 to nearly 12,500 stores in 2010.

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Guy C. Mingo

Guy C. Mingo

Under his leadership, Marsden Holding has become one of the largest privately owned facility-service providers in the United States.

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Christopher A. Twomey

Christopher A. Twomey

During his 24-year tenure as CEO of Arctic Cat, the snowmobile manufacturer enjoyed 22 years of profitability, thriving on a base of intensely loyal customers.

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Annual Awards Events

The 2011 Minnesota Business Hall of Fame inductees were honored at an awards dinner on July 21.

Mary Brainerd, President and CEO, HealthPartners

Bill Cooper, Chairman and CEO, TCF Financial

Paul Finkelstein, Chairman and CEO, Regis Corporation

Guy Mingo, CEO, Marsden Holding

Christopher Twomey, Chairman and retired CEO, Arctic Cat

 


 

 

        
Hall of Fame Members

1 Andersen, Elmer L. - H.B. Fuller

2 Anderson, Lee - APi Group

3 Annexstad, Al - Federated Insurance Companies

4 Austin, Bill - Starkey Laboratories

5 Bachman, Dale - Bachman's, Inc.

6 Bakken, Earl - North Hawaii Community Hospital

7 Barton, Ray - Great Clips

8 Berman, Michael - Berman Medical

9 Blashack-Strahan, Jill - Tastefully Simple

10 Brainerd, Mary K. - HealthPartners

11 Burnet, Ralph - Coldwell Banker Burnet

12 Carlson, Curtis L. - Carlson Companies

13 Carlson Nelson, Marilyn - Carlson Companies

14 Campbell, James - Wells Fargo

15 Cooper, William A. - TCF Financial Corporation

16 Dahlberg, Kenneth - Carefree Capital

17 Davis, Mark - Davisco Foods International

18 Dolan, James - The Dolan Company

19 Dolphin, Dorothy - Dolphin Holdings

20 Fagen, Ron - Fagen, Inc.

21 Finkelstein, Paul - Regis Corporation

22 Fiterman, Michael - Liberty Diversified Industries

23 Frandsen, Dennis - Frandsen Corporation

24 Frauenshuh, David - Frauenshuh Companies

25 Gegax, Tom - Tires Plus

26 Helgeson, Don - Gold'n Plump

27 Hetteen, Edgar - Polaris/Arctic Enterprises

28 Hoffman, Ebba - Smead Manufacturing

29 Holmes, Gary - CSM Corporation

30 Hubbard, Stanley - Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.

31 Jacobs, Irwin - Genmar Holdings

32 Kierlin, Robert - Fastenal Company

33 Knowlton, Richard - Hormel Foods Corporation

34 Kotula, Don - Northern Tool & Equipment

35 Lindahl, John - Norwest Equity Partners

36 Mackay, Harvey - Mackay Envelope

37 MacMillan, Whitney - Cargill

38 Marvin, William - Marvin Windows and Doors

39 McNamara, Richard - Activar

40 Melrose, Ken - Toro Company

41 Mingo, Guy C. - Marsden Holding, LLC

42 Mooty, John - International Dairy Queen

43 Mortenson, M.A. - Mortenson Construction

44 Nath, Mahendra - Nath Companies

45 Ngo, Viet - Lemna International

46 Novak, Jay - Twin Cities Business

47 Offutt, Ron - Offutt Company

48 Olson, Earl - Jennie-O Foods

49 Paulucci, Luigino - Luigino's, Inc.

50 Pellegrene, John - Target Corporation

51 Phillips, Edward - Phillips Beverage Company

52 Platou, Carl - Fairview Health Systems

53 Pohlad, Carl - Minnesota Twins

54 Rauenhorst, Gerald - Opus

55 Rechelbacher, Horst - Aveda Corporation

56 Rosen, Thomas - Rosen's Diversified, Inc.

57 Ruvelson, Alan - First Midwest Ventures

58 Schoenecker, Guy - BI

59 Schulze, Richard - Best Buy

60 Sit, Eugene - Sit Investment Associates

61 Sparboe, Robert - Sparboe Companies

62 Taylor, Glen - Taylor Corporation

63 Twomey, Christopher A. - Arctic Cat Corporation

64 Verdoorn, Daryl R. - C. H. Robinson

65 Villafana, Manny - St. Jude Medical

66 Wallin, Win - Medtronic

67 Whitney, Wheelock - Whitney Management Company



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