Minneapolis / St. Paul
Overview
Top Public Companies (by revenue): Target Corp., UnitedHealth Group, Best Buy Co. Inc., U.S. Bank Corp., Xcel Energy Inc., Supervalu Inc., 3M Co.
Top Private Companies (by revenue): Cargill, Carlson Cos. Inc., Andersen Corp., Minnesota Mutual Cos., Holiday Cos., Genmar Holdings Inc., Opus Group
Unemployment Rate: 8.5% (June 2009)
Sales Tax: 6.875%
Income Tax: 5.35-7.85%
Temperature: 10 ~ 69 °F
Mean Salary: $47,860
Cost of Living Index: 102.6
Air Quality Index: 42, Good
Public Transportation: One of the country's largest transit systems. Metro Transit operates the Hiawatha light-rail line, 129 bus routes and 14 contract service routes in the Twin Cities. For more information, visit Metro Transit
Alumni Contacts
- Minneapolis Alumnus/Contact: Meg Watson Carr, '02 and Patricia Gorski, MBA '01
- DukeConnect (network with volunteer alumni)
Housing Locators
- Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce Relocation Information
- St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Relovation Information
- Minneapolis Apartments
- Star Tribune Homes
Job Search Websites
- Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce Employment Services
- Star Tribune Jobs
- Medtronic Careers (Company Headquarters in Minneapolis)