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- Sam Goody (Minnetonka) - first store opened in Minneapolis in 1956. See Musicland Group
- Schwan's (Marshall) - the largest, branded frozen-food company in the US
- Select Comfort (Plymouth) - the mattress maker has your Sleep Number, too
- Shakers Vodka (Benson) - premium vodka made with Minnesotan grain
- SkyWeb Express (Fridley) - Taxi 2000 Corp. develops Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) systems
- Smarte Carte (St. Paul) - Jim Muellner of White Bear Lake designed the now ubiquitous luggage carts
- SPAM (Austin) - ingredients = chopped pork shoulder meat with ham meat added, salt, water, sugar and sodium nitrite.
- St. Paul Companies (St. Paul) - merged with Travelers in 2004 to form the nation's second largest insurer
- St. Paul Saints (St. Paul) - minor league baseball team co-owned by actor Bill Murray
- Summit Brewing Co. (St. Paul) - tasty premium "crafted" beer
- Sun Country Airlines (Mendota Heights) - privately owned airlines flies to 30 cities
- Supervalu / CubFoods (Eden Prairie) - largest publicly-held food wholesaler in the US; started in 1870
- Target (Minneapolis) - first store of the discount big box retailer opened in Roseville in 1962
- Tennant Co. (Minneapolis) - leading manufacturer of floor cleaning products and floor coverings, sweepers, and scrubbers
- Thermo King (Minneapolis) - Frederick Jones invented the first refrigerated truck in 1938
- Tilt-a-Whirl (Faribault) - the classic and popular amusement park ride was invented in 1926 by Herbert Sellner
- Tonka Trucks (Mound) - first one was made in 1947 in a basement near Lake Minnetonka
- Toro (Bloomington) - they call themselves the turf specialists
- Totino's (Minneapolis) - a frozen pizza brand owned by General Mills that had its origins in a Minneapolis restaurant