The Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area is the 16th-largest urban agglomeration in the United States, and is home to many corporations, companies, and divisions.
The Soo Line Railroad is based in Minneapolis, but is owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company produced Ceresota flour in Minneapolis from 1891 to 1953.
ReliaStar Life Insurance Co. was bought by ING of the Netherlands but still maintains division headquarters in Minneapolis.
Dain Rauscher was bought by RBC of Canada but still maintains division headquarters in Minneapolis.
In 2008, Northwest Airlines announced that it was merging with Delta Air Lines and moving its headquarters to Atlanta, Georgia.
The maker of collectibles and giftware, notably Christmas Village buildings and Snowbabies, filed for bankruptcy in 2009 after purchasing Lenox from Brown & Foreman in 2005.
Nash Finch merged with Spartan Stores to become SpartanNash and the headquarters was moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan.