Based or created in MN (G-H)

  • Gander Mountain (Bloomington) - outdoor specialty retailer in 14 states
  • Geek Squad (Minneapolis) - the computer repair service started in 1994 and acquired by Best Buy in 2002
  • General Mills (Golden Valley) - started by the banks of the Mississippi in the 1860s as flour mills
  • Gentle Leader (Twin Cities) - dog collars developed in the 1980s by a veterinarian and a dog obedience trainer
  • Global Volunteers (St. Paul) - sends volunteers around to world to work on development projects
  • Golf Galaxy (Eden Prairie) - large golf retailer in 16 states
  • Grain Belt Beer (Minneapolis) - one of the last of the classic regional brands still produced in the area where it was born
  • Great American Think-Off (New York Mills) - televised event where ordinary people debate serious issues
  • Great Clips (Minneapolis) - haircutter chain founded in Minneapolis in 1982
  • Green Giant (LeSeur) - founded as the Minnesota Valley Canning Company in 1903
  • Green Mill Restaurant (St. Paul) - the pizza franchise now in 4 states dates back to the 1930s
  • Greyhound Lines (Hibbing) - started in 1914 to transport miners in northern Minnesota
  • H.B. Fuller (St. Paul) - they make the adhesives that keep cereal boxes closed for example
  • Hamm's Beer (St. Paul) - the pale ale made even more popular by its bear mascot in ads
  • Herberger's (St. Cloud) - about 40 department stores acquired by the Bon-Ton Stores in 2006
  • Historical Remedies (St. Paul) - maker of homeopathic medicines and lozenges
  • Honeywell (Minneapolis) - founded in 1885, Honeywell instruments helped US astronauts land on the moon in 1963
  • Hormel Foods (Austin) - founded in 1891; called Geo. A. Hormel & Company for 102 years

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