THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) – Hundreds of Arctic Cat employees will soon be unemployed after the company announced widespread layoffs at its Thief River Falls facility.
In a letter to the Department of Employment and Economic Development, Textron, which owns the Minnesota-based powersports manufacturer, said about 385 employees will be laid off, starting May 8. The letter also said “changing business needs require us to reduce our workforce at the location permanently.”
The announcement comes just months after operations were suspended at manufacturing plants in Thief River Falls and St. Cloud.
Arctic Cat was established in Minnesota as a snowmobile manufacturer in 1962 and more recently added ATVs and side-by-side UTVs to the lineup.
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