Winona, Minnesota, United States

🇺🇸 Winona is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, in the state of Minnesota. Located in bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf. The city is named after legendary figure Winona, said to have been the first-born daughter of Chief Wapasha III. Winona's primary suburbs are Goodview, Stockton, Minnesota City and Rollingstone to the west, Homer to the south-east and Bluff Siding is 3 miles directly across the interstate bridge to the north and Fountain City to the north. Rochester is 44 miles to the west of Winona, La Crescent is 21 miles to the south, and La Crosse is 30 miles to the southeast. Winona is part of the driftless area that includes south-eastern Minnesota, north-eastern Iowa, south-western Wisconsin and north-western Illinois.

Economy Winona is home to the headquarters of the Watkins Corporation, Fastenal, Thern Inc., Knitcraft Corporation, RTP Company, We-No-Nah Canoe, United Building Centers, Badger Equipment Company, Winona Lighting, Hal Leonard Music, WinCraft Sports, and Winona Pattern & Mold. Bay State Milling operates a grain processing facility in Winona and was founded there in 1899. Winona is also known as the stained glass capital of the United States. Winona is the setting of the Civil War era romance novel, Ladyslipper by Winona native, Donna G. Weber (1951–2012).

Top employers According to a recent Financial Report, the top employers in the city include: 1 Fastenal; 2 Winona Health; 3 TRW Automotive Electronics; 4 Independent School District 861; 5 Winona State University; 6 WinCraft; 7 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; 8 RTP; 9 County of Winona; 10 Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company.