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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
MADE IN EDEN PRAIRIE
Photos (Starkey, Eaton)
E
den
Prairie
is home
to several large
manufacturing
plants with
goods ranging
from power
management
technologies to
balloons.
Eaton
Eaton is a global technology leader
in power management. For more
than a century, they have succeeded
in making hydraulic, electrical and
mechanical power systems operate
efficiently, effectively, safely and
sustainably. Eaton’s Eden Prairie
plant and Eden Prairie Hydraulics
headquarters employ about 600
people. Employees at the plant
manufacture spool valve motors
and steering control valves that are
used primarily in the agricultural,
construction and industrial industries.
Starkey
Founded and still headquartered
in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Starkey
Hearing Technologies takes pride
in their American-owned heritage.
Packed with American ingenuity, their
hearing aids are built to be strong
and long lasting. They are the result
of thousands of dedicated
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people in Eden Prairie and around
the world, working hard every day
to achieve a common goal: helping
neighbors hear their very best.
Anagram International
In 1992, the world innovator and
leader in foil balloon manufacturing,
Anagram International – a
subsidiary of Amscan – moved their
headquarters and manufacturing
base to Eden Prairie. Anagram has
just under 500 employees with jobs
ranging from sales and marketing
to design and manufacturing. Their
operations team in Eden Prairie
includes Research & Development,
Engineering, Design, Manufacturing
and Quality Control. Along with
Marketing, Sales, Customer Service,
and Administration Support, they
ensure that their distributors and retail
partners sell the best balloons in the
industry.