2009 Midwest Annual Report Awards

September 30, 2009 11:30 AM CT

The 19th Midwest Annual Report Awards program was once again a success. The winner was selected from among a pool of nearly 700 Midwestern companies. St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ) of St. Paul, Minnesota, took the top prize.

The rest of the companies who rounded out our Top 10 reports for 2009 were: (listed alphabetically)

Abbott (NYSE: ABT), Abbott Park, Illinois
CME Group (NASDAQ: CME), Chicago, Illinois
Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN), Cleveland, Ohio
Lubrizol Corporation (NYSE: LZ), Wickliffe, Ohio
Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD), Oak Brook, Illinois
The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS), Plymouth, Minnesota
O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ: ORLY), Springfield, Missouri
Wausau Paper Corp. (NYSE: WPP), Mosinee, Wisconsin

Sponsors

St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ) claimed top honors at the 19th Midwest Annual Report Awards. Pictured (l. to r.) are: Steve Carr, Managing Director, Dresner Corporate Services, NIRI-Chicago director and contest chairman; Charlotte Fransen and Angela Craig, Corporate Relations, St. Jude Medical; Ali Fatemi, Ph.D., Professor and Chairman, DePaul University Department of Finance; Robin Zvonek, Paragraphs Design; and Jim Nancekivell, Padilla Speer Beardsley.