- More than 250,000 people are employed in Minnesota by medical technology and equipment manufacturers, pharmaceutical and bioscience companies, hospitals and clinics and other health care service and consulting companies.
- Americans consider Minneapolis the safest large city in the U.S. according to a 2004 Gallup Poll
- Minnesota Ranked 8th-Best High-tech Economy
- Minneapolis - St. Paul is ranked #3 of The 10 Best Cities for Families by Child magazine
- Minneapolis is ranked 2nd Coolest Community for Young Talent by Next Generation Consulting
- Twin Cities is ranked first in cleanliness by Travel & Leisure Magazine
- Minneapolis is ranked The Most Athletic City and The City That Watches the Least TV by Men's Fitness magazine
- Minneapolis is named The Top City for Technology by Popular Science Magazine
- Minneapolis is included in Sperling's Best Places Top Five Least Stressful Cities
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