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They are leaders, achievers, and role models.
Four of them turned tiny enterprises into leaders within their industries. One built a $700 million company from scratch.
Each has been an agent of change, each a source of inspiration.
This year’s inductees into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame join an elite group of individuals who rank among the most accomplished Minnesota business leaders of all time.
Each is an individual of enterprise.
Each has altered the business landscape for the better.
Each has become distinguished in a distinctive way.
Read on to learn more about the careers and accomplishments of this year's inductees.
Ray Barton
He's grown Great Clips into a nearly 3,000-salon chain and the biggest single hair-care brand in the world.
Don Helgeson
He worked with Minnesota farmers to produce fresher, locally raised broilers and built a $200 million poultry breeding, feeding, and processing business.
Don Kotula
He's a self-man who built Northern Tool & Equipment from the group up—a retailer for workbench warriors.
Bill Marvin
He made his family's lumber business one of the country’s most highly regarded door and window manufacturers—without ever leaving Minnesota’s far north.
M.A. "Mort" Mortenson
He always wanted his construction business to do projects that were bigger. But even more, he wanted to do them better.
2007 Hall of Fame Highlights Video
Gold'n Plump's Don Helgeson shares insights into the poultry business at his induction into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame.
> See photos from the event
See photos from the Hall of Fame gala at the Minneapolis Hilton.
