Minnesota Chamber of Commerce: Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota
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6 Jul 2026
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Minnesota companies have a long history of innovation, creating some of the “coolest” products to fuel our economy. The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is again searching for the Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota!
- Manufacturing represents the second largest private-sector component of Minnesota’s GDP.
- 315,000 Minnesotans work in manufacturing.
- Half of Minnesota’s Fortune 500 companies are in manufacturing.
- Minnesota exported $21.8 billion in manufactured goods in 2025.
- These companies sent approximately over 3,000 different types of products to more than nearly 200 countries worldwide
- Manufacturing workers took home $27 billion last year for an average annual wage of $86,580 – 12% higher than the state’s overall private sector wage.
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