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Author George, Stephen, 1948-

Title Enterprising Minnesotans : 150 years of business pioneers / Stephen George ; foreword by Marilyn Carlson Nelson
Published Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 178 pages) : illustrations
Contents Foreword / Marilyn Carlson Nelson -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- [pt. 1]. Pioneering spirit (1849-1865) -- James Madison Goodhue, Minnesota pioneer -- Jane Grey Swisshelm, St. Cloud Democrat -- John Quincy Adam, Appeal -- Alexander Wilkin, St. Paul Mutual Insurance Company -- Alexander Hartman, Duluth Electric Company -- [pt. 2]. Betting on the future (1865-1890) -- Frederick Weyerhaeuser, Weyerhaeuser Company -- Cadwallader Washburn, Washburn-Crosby Company -- Charles Pillsbury, C.A. Pillsbury and Company -- Frank Peavey, Peavey Elevator Company -- Will Cargill and John MacMillan, W.W. Cargill Company -- William Worrall Mayo, William Mayo, and Charles Mayo, Mayo Clinic -- Harvey Fuller, H.B. Fuller Company -- James J. Hill, Great Northern Railway -- Leonidas Merritt, Mountain Iron Company -- Richard Hankinson, Northwestern Telephone -- [pt. 3]. Seizing opportunity (1890-1915) -- Theodore Hamm, Theodore Hamm Brewing Company -- Hans Andersen, Andersen Windows -- Sister Antonia McHugh, College of St. Catherine -- William McKnight, 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) -- Charles Beckman, Red Wing Shoe Company -- Henry Marison Byllesby, Northern States Power -- George Draper Dayton, Dayton's Department Store -- [pt. 4]. Surviving and thriving (1915-1940) -- Merritt Osborn, Economics Laboratory -- John Brandt, Land O'Lakes -- Jacob Aall Otteson Preus and Herman Ekern, Lutheran Brotherhood -- Carl Wickman, Greyhound Bus Company -- Colonel Lewis Brittin, Northwest Airways, Inc. -- Curt Carlson, Carlson Companies, Inc. -- [pt. 5]. Building on talent (1940-1965) -- Sister Elizabeth Kenny, Sister Kenny Institute -- William Norris, Control Data Corporation -- Earl Bakken, Medtronic -- Jeno Paulucci, Chun King -- Rose Totino, Totino's -- Marvin Schwan, Schwan's -- g [pt. 6]. Growing the business (1965-2000) -- Joel Ronning, Digital River, Inc. -- Richard Schulze, Best Buy Company, Inc. -- Leeann Chin, Leeann Chin, Inc. -- Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis, Flyte Tyme Records -- Glen Taylor, Taylor Corporation -- [pt. 7]. Conclusion : In a Pig's Eye -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary In Enterprising Minnesotans we read stories of the men and women throughout Minnesotas history who have created exceptional businesses from 1849 to the present, including Cargill, the Mayo Clinic, Andersen Windows, Ecolab, Schwans, and Leeann Chin, Inc. Through fascinating stories, Enterprising Minnesotans honors the creativity, tenacity, and boldness that enabled these men and women to transform their dreams into success
Notes "Published in cooperation with the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography
Businesspeople -- Minnesota -- Biography
Industries -- United States -- History.
Industries -- Minnesota -- History
Entrepreneurship -- United States -- History
Entrepreneurship -- Minnesota -- History
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
Businesspeople
Entrepreneurship
Industries
SUBJECT Minnesota -- Biography
Subject Minnesota
United States
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
Author Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (Carlson School of Management)
ISBN 9780816695249
0816695245
9780816642199
0816642192