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)