Worrell Inc. was born in the summer of 1976 in a two-bedroom apartment shared by Bob and Judy Worrell. The couple was living with their two young children (they would eventually have five) in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. In their first month of business, they secured two clients.
Today, Worrell Inc. has four offices in three countries and conducts business in more than 13 languages. These offices are all guided by the Minneapolis Headquarters and the principles that Bob and Judy established. The result? More than three decades of world-class design with Midwest roots to clients all over the globe.
Like all successful companies, we’ve demonstrated incredible flexibility since our inception. Although the design industry has been through some difficult times, Worrell Inc. has always emerged with strategies that have overcome the day’s challenges.Dates of Note
July 19, 1976: Bob & Judy Worrell start business in 2 bedroom apartment
in St. Louis Park, MN with 2 clients within the first month of opening
in St. Louis Park, MN with 2 clients within the first month of opening
1978: Graphic Design Division Begins
1979: Move to first office outside the home in St. Louis Park, MN
1982: Expand office to Itasca building in Minneapolis' Warehouse District
1985: Expansion to Riverplace (Minneapolis)
1985: Worrell, Inc. recognized in TIME Magazine’s “Ten Best Designs of 1985”
1987: Prototype Division Begins
1988: Engineering Division Begins
1989: Judy Worrell recognized in "Who's Who of American Women" as CFO
of Company and for growth of Company
of Company and for growth of Company
1990: Judy Worrell once again recognized in "Who's Who of
American Woman"
American Woman"
1991: Expansion to new office in Eden Prarie, MN
1993: Birth of Censys® and Research Division begins
1993: Worrell innovates with the VideoLabs camera (featured on the cover of UK product design magazine DESIGN 1993)
2002: Kai Worrell starts in Finance and Business Development
2003: Christian Trifilio named Director of Design & Research
2003: Purchase of Virdev, an Eagan, MN-based product development firm
2004: Investment in the establishment of brand strategy firm Fusion Hill
2004: Dan Darst starts as Director of Program Management & Engineering
2004: Bob Worrell named to Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry Magazine's
"100 Notable People"
"100 Notable People"
2005: Move to Northeast Minneapolis design campus
2005: Marketing Division launched
2006: Celebrating Thirty Years of Design Leadership
2005: Special Operations Division launched
2007: Qualified for the Inc. 5,000, a list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America. Compiled by Inc. magazine, the Inc. 5,000 list is ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2003 through 2006.
2007: Worrell goes international with opening of Shanghai office