Governor's International Trade Award

The Governor's International Trade Awards recognize Minnesota companies that have shown exceptional progress and success in exports to foreign markets, as well as foreign-owned companies that have made significant economic contributions through their investments in the state.

Previous Award Recipients

2024 Recipients

  • Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI), New Ulm
  • Imprint Engine, Brooklyn Center
  • Kern Laser Systems, Wadena
  • Sofidel America, Duluth

2023 Recipients

  • DigiKey, Thief River Falls
  • East View Companies, Minneapolis
  • Microbiologics, Inc., St. Cloud
  • Milk Specialties Global, Eden Prairie
  • MINPACK, Inc., Pine City
  • ThermaSolutions, White Bear Lake
  • Rosenbauer, Wyoming (International Investment Award honoree)

2022 Recipients

  • Bonanza Bean LLC (Morris)
  • US Trade Logistics (St. Paul)
  • Seer Medical LLC (Rochester)
  • Yanmar Compact Equipment North America (Grand Rapids)

2021 Recipients

  • Augustine Surgical, Inc. (Eden Prairie)
  • International Feed Corporation (Excelsior)
  • Nuwellis, Inc. (Eden Prairie)
  • Takeda (Brooklyn Park)
  • SICK, Inc. (Minneapolis)

2019 Recipients

  • Fireaway Inc. (Minnetonka)
  • Tolomatic, Inc. (Hamel)
  • Children's HeartLink (Minneapolis)
  • Daikin Applied (Plymouth)
  • Uponor North America (Apple Valley)

2016 Recipients

  • Crown Iron Works Co. (Roseville)
  • Digital Content LLC (Edina)
  • DCM Tech Inc. (Winona)
  • Great Plains Processing (Luverne)
  • Ralco Nutrition Inc. (Marshall)
  • Top Tool Co. (Blaine)

2014 Recipients

  • Barrett Ag Services (Brainerd)
  • Dombrovski Craft Meats (Foley)
  • Industrial and Environmental Concepts, Inc. (Lakeville)
  • Tonka Water (Plymouth)
  • Winona State University (Winona)

2013 Recipients

  • Barr Engineering Company (Minneapolis)
  • Fastenal Company (Winona)
  • Horton, Inc. (Roseville)
  • Julia Knight, Inc. (Minneapolis)
  • MGS Machine Corporation (Maple Grove)
  • Midwest Ag Enterprises (Marshall)
  • Minnesota International Medicine (Minneapolis)
  • OSI, Inc. (Medina)
  • Pepin Manufacturing (Lake City)

2012 Recipients

  • Northwest Grains International, LLC (Minneapolis)
  • Delkor Systems, Inc. (Circle Pines)
  • Digi-Key Corporation (Thief River Falls)
  • Jet Edge, Inc. (St. Michael)
  • Mayo Clinic (Rochester)
  • Proto Labs (Maple Plain)
  • ME Global Inc. (Minneapolis/Duluth)
  • Gear Grid LLC (Forest Lake)
  • KwikRink Synthetic Ice (Maple Grove)
  • PaR Systems, Inc. (Shoreview)