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Top PR Firms in the Midwest

O'Dwyer's ranks firms in key cities/regions. The firms below are in the Midwest, encompassing Illinois, Ohio, Minneapolis, Michigan, Minnesota and Missouri.

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#
FT Emp.
1.
Edelman
Chicago, IL
559
$95,943,000
2.
178
$30,039,544
3.
Walker Sands
Chicago, IL
180
$28,486,242
4.
Lambert
Grand Rapids, MI
86
$16,671,000
5.
88
$14,897,000
6.
MikeWorldWide
Chicago, IL
7
$13,804,575
7.
Kivvit
Chicago, IL
40
$10,562,281
8.
APCO Worldwide
Chicago, IL
24
$7,305,000
9.
Highwire PR
Chicago, IL
14
$4,833,979
10.
34
$4,674,060
11.
21
$4,610,799
12.
Tunheim
Minneapolis, MN
19
$4,602,723
13.
26
$4,533,302
14.
26
$4,533,302
15.
19
$4,423,142
16.
Inspire PR Group
Westerville, OH
17
$3,281,000
17.
Franco
Detroit, MI
28
$3,272,855
18.
26
$3,206,649
19.
11
$3,002,200
20.
Slide Nine Agency
Columbus, OH
21
$2,700,885
21.
Bellmont Partners
Minneapolis, MN
16
$2,292,411
22.
7
$1,811,117
23.
Akrete
Evanston, IL
6
$1,634,326
24.
Lowe Group
Wauwatosa, WI
8
$1,359,684
25.
6
$816,365
26.
Inkhouse
Chicago, IL
3
$372,279
27.
Infinite Global
Chicago, IL
1
$215,451


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