Minnesota Business Hall of Fame
2010 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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2010 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.
Michael Berman

Michael Berman

Michael Berman has invested time and money into 14 companies, nine of which were founded in Minnesota.


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James Dolan

James Dolan

James Dolan's $300 million company, The Dolan Company, is capable of changing with the opportunities that arise.


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David Frauenshuh

David Frauenshuh

David Frauenshuh has become the largest privately held developer of medical facilities in the country, and his financial transparency has helped build a real estate empire.


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Richard Knowlton

Richard Knowlton

Richard Knowlton is famous for his transformative leadership of Hormel Foods Corporation, as well as his steady rise through the company's ranks.


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John Lindahl

John Lindahl

John Lindahl left a 16-year career at a major bank to become the driving force behind Norwest Equity Partners.


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Jay Novak

Jay Novak

Novak is considered one of the business-publication industry's most influential gray eminences, but there's more to his business story.


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Annual Awards Events

Each year, Twin Cities Business, in conjunction with its sponsors, hosts an awards event to honor new inductees into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame. It also features profiles of the honorees annually in a cover story.


The Minnesota Business Hall of Fame inductees join an elite group of Minnesota business leaders who have been agents of change and have altered the business landscape for the better.


 

        
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 Burnet, Ralph - Coldwell Banker Burnet

11 Carlson, Curtis L. - Carlson Companies

12 Carlson Nelson, Marilyn - Carlson Companies

13 Campbell, James - Wells Fargo

14 Dahlberg, Kenneth - Carefree Capital

15 Davis, Mark - Davisco Foods International

16 Dolan, James - The Dolan Company

17 Dolphin, Dorothy - Dolphin Holdings

18 Fagen, Ron - Fagen, Inc.

19 Fiterman, Michael - Liberty Diversified Industries

20 Frandsen, Dennis - Frandsen Corporation

21 Frauenshuh, David - Frauenshuh Companies

22 Gegax, Tom - Tires Plus

23 Helgeson, Don - Gold'n Plump

24 Hetteen, Edgar - Polaris/Arctic Enterprises

25 Hoffman, Ebba - Smead Manufacturing

26 Holmes, Gary - CSM Corporation

27 Hubbard, Stanley - Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.

28 Jacobs, Irwin - Genmar Holdings

29 Kierlin, Robert - Fastenal Company

30 Knowlton, Richard - Hormel Foods Corporation

31 Kotula, Don - Northern Tool & Equipment

32 Lindahl, John - Norwest Equity Partners

33 Mackay, Harvey - Mackay Envelope

34 MacMillan, Whitney - Cargill

35 Marvin, William - Marvin Windows and Doors

36 McNamara, Richard - Activar

37 Melrose, Ken - Toro Company

38 Mooty, John - International Dairy Queen

39 Mortenson, M.A. - Mortenson Construction

40 Nath, Mahendra - Nath Companies

41 Ngo, Viet - Lemna International

42 Novak, Jay - Twin Cities Business

43 Offutt, Ron - Offutt Company

44 Olson, Earl - Jennie-O Foods

45 Paulucci, Luigino - Luigino's, Inc.

46 Pellegrene, John - Target Corporation

47 Phillips, Edward - Phillips Beverage Company

48 Platou, Carl - Fairview Health Systems

49 Pohlad, Carl - Minnesota Twins

50 Rauenhorst, Gerald - Opus

51 Rechelbacher, Horst - Aveda Corporation

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

53 Ruvelson, Alan - First Midwest Ventures

54 Schoenecker, Guy - BI

55 Schulze, Richard - Best Buy

56 Sit, Eugene - Sit Investment Associates

57 Sparboe, Robert - Sparboe Companies

58 Taylor, Glen - Taylor Corporation

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

60 Villafana, Manny - St. Jude Medical

61 Wallin, Win - Medtronic

62 Whitney, Wheelock - Whitney Management Company



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