This year's inductees into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame join an elite group of the most accomplished Minnesota business leaders of all time.
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Michael FitermanMichael Fiterman turned Liberty Diversified Industries from a family-run box-making business into nearly a $500 million global firm. View bio video View acceptance video |
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Dennis FrandsenDennis Frandsen began his business career with only a chain saw, a horse, and a stand of hard maple on his parents’ farm. View bio video View acceptance video |
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Viet NgoViet Ngo, who cofounded Lemna International 26 years ago, has created an engineering enterprise that operates in dozens of countries. View bio video View acceptance video |
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Edward Jay PhillipsEdward Jay Phillips and his company, Phillips Beverage, created a new category of spirits: luxury vodka. View bio video View acceptance video |
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Carl PlatouCarl Platou not only transformed Fairview Hospital into a multi-hospital system but he changed the way health care is delivered across the country. View bio video View acceptance video |
Watch speeches from the 2009 event and interviews with the Hall of Fame inductees:
Michael Fiterman
Dennis Frandsen
Viet Ngo
Edward Jay Phillips
Carl Platou
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 Blashack-Strahan, Jill - Tastefully Simple
9 Burnet, Ralph - Coldwell Banker Burnet
10 Carlson, Curtis L. - Carlson Companies
11 Carlson Nelson, Marilyn - Carlson Companies
12 Campbell, James - Wells Fargo
13 Dahlberg, Kenneth - Carefree Capital
14 Davis, Mark - Davisco Foods International
15 Dolphin, Dorothy - Dolphin Holdings
16 Fagen, Ron - Fagen, Inc.
17 Fiterman, Michael - Liberty Diversified Industries
18 Frandsen, Dennis - Frandsen Corporation
19 Gegax, Tom - Tires Plus
20 Helgeson, Don - Gold'n Plump
21 Hetteen, Edgar - Polaris/Arctic Enterprises
22 Hoffman, Ebba - Smead Manufacturing
23 Holmes, Gary - CSM Corporation
24 Hubbard, Stanley - Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
25 Jacobs, Irwin - Genmar Holdings
26 Kierlin, Robert - Fastenal Company
27 Kotula, Don - Northern Tool & Equipment
28 Mackay, Harvey - Mackay Envelope
29 MacMillan, Whitney - Cargill
30 Marvin, William - Marvin Windows and Doors
31 McNamara, Richard - Activar
32 Melrose, Ken - Toro Company
33 Mooty, John - International Dairy Queen
34 Mortenson, M.A. - Mortenson Construction
35 Nath, Mahendra - Nath Companies
36 Ngo, Viet - Lemna International
37 Offutt, Ron - Offutt Company
38 Olson, Earl - Jennie-O Foods
39 Paulucci, Luigino - Luigino's, Inc.
40 Pellegrene, John - Target Corporation
41 Phillips, Edward - Phillips Beverage Company
42 Platou, Carl - Fairview Health Systems
43 Pohlad, Carl - Minnesota Twins
44 Rauenhorst, Gerald - Opus
45 Rechelbacher, Horst - Aveda Corporation
46 Rosen, Thomas - Rosen's Diversified, Inc.
47 Ruvelson, Alan - First Midwest Ventures
48 Schoenecker, Guy - BI
49 Schulze, Richard - Best Buy
50 Sit, Eugene - Sit Investment Associates
51 Sparboe, Robert - Sparboe Companies
52 Taylor, Glen - Taylor Corporation
53 Verdoorn, Daryl R. - C. H. Robinson
54 Villafana, Manny - St. Jude Medical
55 Wallin, Win - Medtronic
56 Whitney, Wheelock - Whitney Management Company
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