Winnebago Reincorporates as Minnesota Company
The formerly Iowa-based company has had an executive office in Minnesota since 2016.
Minnesota is now home to yet another publicly traded company.
On Jan. 1, RV maker Winnebago Industries officially reincorporated as a Minnesota company, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on that date. Shareholders approved the move at their Dec. 14 annual meeting. Founded in 1958, the company had been previously incorporated in Iowa.
Winnebago Industries had already telegraphed plans to move its headquarters to Minnesota months ago. But, according to the Jan. 1 SEC filing, the reincorporation is separate from the HQ move:
Winnebago Industries is no stranger to the North Star State; the company has had an executive office in Minnesota since 2016, when former Toro Co. executive Mike Happe signed on as president and CEO.
Click here to see the full report from Dan Niepow at Twin Cities Business.