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Carlson Companies is a privately held corporation headquartered in Minnetonka, Minn. It operates companies in the marketing, travel and hospitality industries. The Carlson brands include Regent International Hotels, Radisson Hotels and Resorts, Park Plaza Hotels and Resorts, Country Inns and Suites By Carlson, Park Inn Hotels, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, T.G.I. Friday s and Pick Up Stix restaurants, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Cruise Holidays, Results Travel, Carlson Destination Marketing Services, Carlson Leisure Travel Services, SeaMaster Cruises, SinglesCruise.com, CW Government Travel, Carlson Marketing Group, Peppers and Rogers Group and Gold Points Reward Network. Ranked by Forbes among the largest privately held corporations in the United States, Carlson Companies employs nearly 190,000 people in more than 145 countries.

Bolster your business creativity by working from an architecturally acclaimed office space with lakeside views in Minnetonka. The Carlson Center is located in a dynamic urban business hub a short distance from downtown Minneapolis. The building's commanding structure has a striking exterior of flame-cut, polished burgundy granite, accented with reflective glass and steeped, lighted roof with feature fountains. At the end of a productive day, you're only minutes away from a wide choice of cafes, restaurants and bars.

Founded in 1996, StarchTech Inc. (STI) is a manufacturer of packaging materials that utilizes starch as the primary ingredient in packaging materials. Located in Golden Valley, Minn., its products find applications in starch packaging material (The Mighty I) and resins and has 50,000-square-feet of manufacturing and storage facility. StarchTech Inc. (STI) features in the list of the 2010 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the United States in the Inc. Magazine. The company is a member of Twin West Chamber Of Commerce.