Leading Employers
Diverse industries are thriving in the Northland, thanks to its wealth of natural resources, strong transportation and telecommunications infrastructure, progressive business climate, affordable real estate, competitively priced energy and skilled workers.
Historically dominant industries include mineral production, forest products, transportation and health care, but there is a growing base of companies involved in aviation, electronics, plastics, precision machining, technology and back office operations.
Economic developers work closely with businesses to identify opportunities for "clustering" customers and suppliers to gain greater efficiency, stability and profitability.
| Leading Employers | ||||||
| NAICS Code | Company | City | Function | Product / Service | Employees (FTE) | Union |
| 6211 6221 |
Essentia Health | Duluth | Health Care and Social Assistance
|
Offices of Physicians - General Medical & Surgical Hospitals
|
5341 | Yes |
| 9211 | St. Louis County | Duluth | Public Administration
|
Executive, Legislative, & other General Government Support
|
1956 | Yes |
| 6113 | University of Minnesota Duluth | Duluth | Educational Services
|
Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools
|
1700 | Yes |
| 6211 6221 |
St. Luke's | Duluth | Health Care and Social Assistance
|
Offices of Physicians - General Medical & Surgical Hospitals
|
1602 | Yes |
| 2122 | Minnesota Taconite (USS) | Mountain Iron | Mining
|
Metal Ore Mining
|
1500 | Yes |
| 6111 | Duluth Public Schools | Duluth | Educational Services
|
Elementary & Secondary Schools
|
1426 | Yes |
| 2211 | ALLETE | Duluth | Utilities
|
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, & Distribution
|
1419 | Yes |
| 5241 | United Healthcare | Duluth | Finance and Insurance
|
Health Care Management
|
1368 | No |
| 9281 | Duluth Air National Guard Base | Duluth | Public Administration
|
National Security
|
1068 | No |
| 7132 | Black Bear Casino Resort & Golf Course | Carlton | Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
|
Gambling Industries
|
907 | No |
| 3221 | Boise Inc. | International Falls | Manufacturing
|
Pulp Mills
|
880 | Yes |
| 9211 | Fond du Lac Reservation | Cloquet | Public Administration
|
Executive, Legislative, & other General Government Support
|
879 | No |
| 9211 | City of Duluth | Duluth | Public Administration
|
Executive, Legislative, & other General Government Support
|
850 | Yes |
| 9211 | US Government | Duluth | Public Administration
|
Executive, Legislative, & other General Government Support
|
850 | Yes |
| 6219 | Benedictine Health System | Duluth | Health Care and Social Assistance
|
Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
829 | Yes |
| 6221 | Fairview University Medical Center-Mesabi | Hibbing | Health Care and Social Assistance
|
General Medical & Surgical Hospitals
|
786 | Yes |
| 4831 | Great Lakes Transportation | Duluth | Transportation and Warehousing
|
Great Lakes Water Transportation
|
776 | Yes |
| 6111 | Superior School District | Superior | Educational Services
|
Elementary & Secondary Schools
|
742 | Yes |
| 2122 | Hibbing Taconite | Hibbing | Mining
|
Metal Ore Mining
|
720 | Yes |
| 3221 | Sappi Fine Paper North America | Cloquet | Manufacturing
|
Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Mills
|
720 | Yes |
| 6111 | Grand Rapids Public Schools | Grand Rapids | Educational Services
|
Elementary & Secondary Schools
|
600 | Yes |
| 6233 | AccessNorth | Hibbing | Health Care and Social Assistance
|
Community Care Facilities for the Elderly
|
590 | No |
| 6113 | College of St. Scholastica | Duluth | Educational Services
|
Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools
|
570 | Yes |
| 3364 | Cirrus Aircraft | Duluth | Manufacturing
|
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
|
565 | No |
| 6211 | Integrity Health Network | Duluth | Health Care and Social Assistance
|
Offices of Physicians
|
525 | Yes |
| 6221 | Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital | Grand Rapids | Health Care and Social Assistance
|
General Medical & Surgical Hospitals
|
515 | Yes |
| 2122 | Northshore Mining | Silver Bay | Mining
|
Metal Ore Mining
|
514 | No |
| 2122 | United Taconite | Eveleth | Mining
|
Metal Ore Mining
|
502 | Yes |
| 3221 | UPM/Blandin Paper Company | Grand Rapids | Manufacturing
|
Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Mills
|
500 | Yes |
| 4861 4862 |
Enbridge Energy Partners | Superior | Transportation and Warehousing
|
Provides Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil or Natural Gas
|
494 | Yes |
| 4821 | Canadian National Railway | Proctor | Transportation and Warehousing
|
Rail Transportation
|
472 | Yes |
| 6113 | Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College | Cloquet | Educational Services
|
Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools
|
459 | No |
| 6113 | University of Wisconsin Superior | Superior | Educational Services
|
Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools
|
450 | Yes |
| 4911 | US Post Office | Duluth | Public Administration
Transportation and Warehousing
|
Postal Service
|
449 | Yes |
| 6221 | Virginia Regional Medical Center | Virginia | Health Care and Social Assistance
|
General Medical & Surgical Hospitals
|
443 | Yes |
| 4521 | Walmart Supercenter | Superior | Retail Trade
|
Department Stores
|
442 | No |
| 7132 | Fortune Bay Resort Casino | Tower | Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
|
Gambling Industries
|
430 | No |
| 5615 | Delta Air Lines Reservation Center | Chisholm | Administrative, Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services
|
426 | Yes |
| 4821 | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway | Superior | Transportation and Warehousing
|
Rail Transportation
|
425 | Yes |
| 4521 | Walmart | Hibbing | Retail Trade
|
Department Stores
|
425 | No |
| 6233 | Five Star Living | Duluth | 403 | No | ||
| 5221 | Wells Fargo | Duluth | Finance and Insurance
|
Depository Credit Intermediation
|
402 | No |
| 6111 | Cloquet Public Schools | Cloquet | Educational Services
|
Elementary & Secondary Schools
|
400 | Yes |
| 6233 | Ecumen (dba Lakeshore/Bayshore) | Duluth | Health Care and Social Assistance
|
Community Care Facilities for the Elderly
|
400 | Yes |
| 7221 | Grandma's Restaurants | Duluth | Accommodation and Food Services
|
Full-Service Restaurants
|
400 | No |
| 4842 | Halvor Lines | Superior | Transportation and Warehousing
|
Specialized Freight Trucking
|
400 | Yes |
| 6111 | Hibbing Public Schools | Hibbing | Educational Services
|
Elementary & Secondary Schools
|
400 | Yes |
| 4481 | maurices | Duluth | Retail Trade
|
Clothing Stores
|
400 | No |
| 6113 | Lake Superior College | Duluth | Educational Services
|
Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools
|
380 | Yes |
| 6111 | Lake Superior School District | Two Harbors | Educational Services
|
Elementary & Secondary Schools
|
375 | Yes |
