[OT]—Good point about the investment firms who have done well by focusing on the Heartland. (Don’t forget Wally Weitz, the “other” investor from Omaha.)
If we’re extending this discussion to the Heartland generally (not just the Mississippi River and its tributaries), then I am expanding the table in #msg-60638963 to include ABT, APD, and CLF, which are on my top-20 list. I’m also throwing in CAT for good measure, even though it’s not on my top-20 list.
Company Headquarters
3M St. Paul, MN
Abbott Abbott Park, IL
Air Products & Chemicals Allentown, PA
Caterpillar Peoria, IL
Cliffs Natural Resources Cleveland
Deere Moline, IL
Heinz Pittsburgh
Medtronic Minneapolis
Monsanto St. Louis
Proctor & Gamble Cincinnati
Union Pacific Omaha