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No. 422 Coolibar

Minneapolis, MN

Year	2007
Industry	Consumer Products
Founded	2002
Growth	681.2%
2003 Revenue	$610,804
2006 Revenue	$4.8 million
Employees	25
Website	www.coolibar.com

Ranked No. 10 in the Top Companies in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Ranked No. 11 in the Top Companies in Consumer Products

What it does: Designs and manufactures clothing that protects wearers from the sun. The apparel is made from proprietary fabrics such as Lite Suntect, a woven nylon with titanium dioxide nanoparticles. See more here.

Why it's growing: Former bikini-sporting baby boomers are now concerned with melanoma prevention. Coolibar's line of hats and garments blocks 98 percent of ultraviolet rays. The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends many of its items.

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