Eighteen Minnesota companies made this year’s Fortune 500 list of the largest public and closely held corporations in the United States based on revenue. And half of those 18 local businesses moved up in rank.
This year’s list includes the same Minnesota companies from last year’s, with the exception of Nash Finch, the food distributor formerly based in Edina, which was acquired by Michigan-based Spartan Stores last year.
Minnetonka-based healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group, Inc. once again ranked highest among Minnesota companies, coming in at 14th—a three-spot bump from last year—thanks to a nearly 11 percent increase in revenue in 2013.