Arctic Cat's Thief River Falls plant restarts vehicle production

THIEF RIVER FALLS — The Arctic Cat plant in Thief River Falls has restarted vehicle production.

The announcement came late last week in a statement sent to the media, outlining an eventful spring and summer at the facility in northwest Minnesota.

"In just 90 days since the acquisition of Arctic Cat by the new owner group, vehicle production has restarted at the Thief River Falls plant," the statement read.

In April, the snowmobile and recreational vehicle manufacturer was taken over by former Arctic Cat executive Brad Darling, as reported at the time by the Grand Forks Herald. It came after the company's previous owners, Textron Specialized Vehicles, had announced in February that the plants in Thief River Falls and St. Cloud would indefinitely suspend operations, and 385 workers would