3M is a diversified technology company with a worldwide presence in the following markets: consumer and office; display and graphics; electro and communications; health care; industrial and transportation; and safety, security and protection services. What makes us so diverse is our ability to apply our technologies – often in combination – to an endless array of customer needs.

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Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to discovering new medicines, new technologies and new ways to manage health. Our products span the continuum of care, from nutritional products and laboratory diagnostics through medical devices and pharmaceutical therapies. Our comprehensive line of products encircles life itself – addressing important health needs from infancy to the golden years.

Throughout our 100+ year history, Abbott people have been driven by a constant goal: to advance medical science to help people live healthier lives. It’s part of our heritage. And, it continues to drive our work. Today, 65,000 Abbott employees around the world share the passion for “Turning Science Into Caring.” It's a commitment to focusing on what matters most: life and the potential it holds when we are feeling our best.

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ADC is a global leader in creating network infrastructure products and services that are the foundation of powerful global communication networks. These networks support the internet and the world of innovation that will drive global economic and social progress in the 21st century. ADC's success in this exciting global marketplace is driven by a highly talented global workforce. ADC's Human Resources leaders throughout the world play a pivotal role in creating a unique global culture with exceptional commitment to customers, quality, innovation, teamwork and integrity.

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C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. is one of the world’s largest third party logistics companies, with operations in North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. Our primary services are providing transportation and logistics services, fresh produce sourcing and distribution, and information services to the transportation industry. The strength of our company lives in our people, who take pride in making C.H. Robinson one of the most successful companies in the transportation industry.

C.H. Robinson is proud to sponsor the HR Tomorrow Conference. We value the relationship we have developed with the University of Minnesota, and because we believe strongly in supporting the communities in which we do business. Our approach to human resources management relies primarily on the relationship between the manager and employee, with the support of human resources professionals. C.H. Robinson’s model supports organizational development, consulting services and the delivery of transactional service through self-service where possible. We believe this model, combined with our business growth, promotes career development and opportunity for our employees and shareholders.

C.H. Robinson is on Fortune magazine's list of America's Most Admired Companies, and is listed on the Fortune 500. C.H. Robinson was named on the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s Great Places to Work list as the number one place to work in the Twin Cities in 2006.

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With sales of $5 billion and more than 13,000 sales-and-service associates, Ecolab Inc. is the global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection prevention products and services. Ecolab delivers comprehensive programs and services to the foodservice, food and beverage processing, healthcare, and hospitality markets in more than 160 countries

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Emerson Process Management is a leading global supplier of products, services, and solutions that measure, analyze, control, automate, and improve process-related operations. Our company evolved from the business previously known as Fisher-Rosemount, which was already a recognized leader in process-automation products and technology. As Emerson Process Management, we now offer even broader capabilities to help customers control, connect, and manage their process and business. From our offices, factories, and service centers around the world, our team now offers unmatched capabilities to improve process and asset performance for customers in the chemical, oil and gas, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, power, water and wastewater, and other process-related industries.

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Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services to the aerospace, defense and homeland security markets. With annual revenues of over $6.4 billion, Goodrich is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and employs more than 24,000 people worldwide in over 90 facilities across 16 countries. Goodrich offers an extensive range of products, systems and services for aircraft and engine manufacturers, airlines and defense forces around the world. The company’s transformation into one of the globe’s largest aerospace companies has been driven by strategic acquisitions and internal growth fueled by innovation and quality. From aerostructures and actuation systems to landing gear, engine control systems, sensors and safety systems, Goodrich products are on almost every aircraft in the world.

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At IBM, we strive to lead in the invention, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, storage systems and microelectronics. We translate these advanced technologies into value for our customers through our professional solutions, services and consulting businesses worldwide.

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Medtronic is the world leader in medical technology providing lifelong solutions for people with chronic disease. We offer products, therapies and services that enhance or extend the lives of millions of people. Each year, 6 million patients benefit from Medtronic's technology, used to treat conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, neurological disorders, and vascular illnesses. Every five seconds, somewhere in the world, a person’s life is saved or improved by a Medtronic product or therapy.

Medtronic's global presence spans over 120 different countries and includes a workforce of 37,000 people worldwide. We are consistently recognized as a top employer and believe that talented, motivated employees are crucial to our ability to develop innovative technology, maintain leading market positions, offer responsive customer service, and report strong financial performance year after year.

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The Opus Group, a $2 billion real estate development company, has quietly been changing the face of communities across the nation for more than 50 years. Specializing in office, industrial, retail, multifamily, government and institutional development, The Opus Group has completed more than 229 million square feet of space in more than 2,300 projects and currently has 34 million square feet in planning or development. Today, Opus employs more than 2,100 people in 28 offices in the United States and Canada.

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The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (PBG) is proud to be honored by BusinessWeek Magazine as one of the “50 Best Places to Launch a Career.” Ranked number 21 on this prestigious list, PBG was recognized for its use of on-campus recruiting programs to identify future leaders for the Company.

PBG’s Human Resources program provides a demanding, fast-paced environment in a competitive industry, where decisions are made “real time” to lead key Human Resources objectives. We are looking for future HR leaders of the company with unlimited career growth potential! Join our team and influence employees and leadership teams through high impact, autonomous assignments while developing broad generalist experiences in Employee Relations, Staffing, Labor, Compensation and Benefits. Watch your career grow as you experience a variety of HR experiences in field and headquarters locations.

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For the past sixteen years, Professional AlternativesHR has provided the finest-caliber Human Resources professionals for organizations with critical project, contract and direct-hire needs. In addition to assuring the right staffing fit, we provide qualified candidates with excellent benefits, flexible work environments and challenging opportunities with great companies. And whether you’re a company or a candidate, with ProAltHR, you can expect a level of service and support that is second-to-none.

Developing strong working relationships with client companies and candidates is a responsibility we consider more important than any other. This philosophy has helped us repeatedly be recognized as one of the Twin Cities’ top search and staffing firms and one of its “Great Places to Work.”

It is a privilege to sponsor HR Tomorrow and to continue our commitment to the community of human resource professionals.

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At Securian Financial Group we focus on what it takes to succeed, now and for many years into the future. As a result, we have grown to become one of America's largest providers of financial security for individuals and businesses in the form of insurance, retirement plans and investments.

For over 125 years, we've measured our strength in human as well as financial terms. We value the talents and experience of our diverse workforce and consider our associates a major source of our strength and success.

We’ve earned the trust of millions of Americans, providing more than $500 billion of insurance protection and safeguarding $27 billion of assets. Our financial strength and claims-paying ability rank us among the most highly rated insurance company groups in the nation. In 2005 we paid more than $3.3 billion in statutory benefits, when people needed us most.

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Wells Fargo & Company is the nation’s fifth largest diversified financial services company with $483 billion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through more than 6,000 stores, including 245 in Minnesota, and the internet. At Wells Fargo, our vision is to satisfy all of our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially.

Wells Fargo has been recognized by Fortune as America’s “Most Admired” Large Bank, by Business Week as a Top 25 Best Places to Launch a Career and by DiversityInc. Magazine as one of the Top 50 Companies for Diversity. Wells Fargo Minnesota has been recognized as a “Great Place to Work” by Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal for seven consecutive years.

Wells Fargo has a long history and strong commitment to community involvement and support. Our giving and volunteering decisions are made at the local level, by the people who live and work in the communities Wells Fargo serves. In 2006, Wells Fargo contributed more than $10 million to Minnesota nonprofits and local schools and team members volunteered thousands of hours to support their communities.

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