Arctic Cat owner shutting down production in 2025

Arctic Cat owner shutting down production in 2025

The maker of ATVs and snowmobiles will shut down two facilities in early 2025.

Arctic Cat owner to close St. Cloud, Thief River Falls plants

St. Cloud Live reports Arctic Cat will suspend operations in St. Cloud and Thief River Falls “due to ongoing business conditions and a ‘softness’ in consumer end-market and design, according to Brandon Haddock, spokesperson for Arctic Cat’s parent company, Textron.”Bring Me the News reports Boludo in Minneapolis has been fined over $105,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor for overtime violations and illegal labor practices. “According to DOL, Bo…

'I planned on retiring at Arctic Cat': Thief River Falls grapples with company's impending closure

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — An employee of Arctic Cat in Thief River Falls says he's surprised and frustrated by the facility's impending closing, after the company told employees the layoffs in November were only temporary. And the mayor says it's devastating news for the community. "I planned on retiring at Arctic Cat," Chris Ulrich, an Arctic Cat employee for more than a decade, said. Ulrich is a transplant to Thief River Falls and always…

Minnesota-based Arctic Cat plans to shutter factories, suspend production in mid-2025

The owner of Minnesota-based Arctic Cat will suspend manufacturing operations indefinitely at its factories in Thief River Falls and St. Cloud once planned production in the first half of 2025 is complete. Textron Inc. disclosed the news in a Wednesday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The plant in Thief River Falls employs some 500; a few dozen work in St. Cloud. On Thursday, Brandon Haddock, Textron’s director of communi…

Arctic Cat will cease production at St. Cloud, Thief River Falls facilities

More than 500 jobs will be affected by Thief River Falls Arctic Cat facility closure, mayor says

An 8-K form filed Wednesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed Arctic Cat's intent to indefinitely suspend manufacturing at its Thief River Falls and St. Cloud facilities.