Nearly 400 Arctic Cat Workers to be Laid Off in Thief River Falls

(Thief River Fall, MN) Arctic Cat will permanently lay off hundreds of workers from one of its production facilities in Thief River Falls, part of parent company Textron’s plan to scale back operations.

The cuts will take effect in May, leaving about 385 workers without a job, according to a notice filed with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development on Thursday.

The letter to DEED says, “changing business needs require us to reduce our workforce at the location permanently.”

Arctic Cat was founded in Thief River Falls in 1962, and Textron acquired the company in 2017 for $246 million.

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