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ASTRO BOB Don't let Comets PANSTARRS and Lemmon out of your sight ... yet
What the heck have comets L4 PANSTARRS and Lemmon been up to anyway? Well, they're still visible in 50mm binoculars and small telescopes. You can see them both sans moonlight in the morning sky afte...
Posted on 5/19/13 at 12:31 PM
RURAL REFLECTIONS Pembina Trail Ride
A great dusty cloud of man and machine arrived one day. These were untamed, gray men unhindered by the conventions of the rules of the road or of soap and washcloth. These were the riders of t...
Posted on 8/4/12 at 5:23 AM
Polaris touts earnings surge 
Polaris Industries, which has a plant in Roseau, Minn., reported Tuesday that its net income in fiscal year 2012 was up 37 percent compared to the previous year.
By Herald Staff Report , March 05, 2013
Polaris 4Q profit jumps, but outlook disappoints
Snowmobile and ATV maker Polaris Industries Inc. on Tuesday said that its fourth-quarter profit climbed 38 percent, as increased sales of its off-road vehicles, motorcycles and gear and accessories more than offset a decline in snowmobile sales.
By Associated Press , January 29, 2013
CPSC issues recall for 327 Polaris vehicles
The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday issued a recall for about 327 Polaris off-highway vehicles, because of a defect that could possibly cause a crash.
By Associated Press , January 10, 2013
Recall issued for 327 Polaris vehicles due to defect that could cause crash
The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday issued a recall for about 327 Polaris off-highway vehicles, because of a defect that could possibly cause a crash.
By Associated Press , January 09, 2013
Polaris 3Q results top Street, lifts 2012 outlooks
Polaris Industries’ net income surged 40 percent in the third quarter on higher prices, reduced product costs and strong sales of a variety of its vehicles.
By Associated Press , October 18, 2012
Polaris' Global Electric Motorcars plant in Fargo to close
GEM builds electric-powered vehicles. The business started in 1997 and was sold to Chrysler in 2000. Polaris bought GEM from Chrysler in April. Polaris plans to move the GEM manufacturing operation to its plant in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
By Associated Press , June 15, 2011
Polaris to acquire Fargo-based Global Electric Motorcars
Minnesota's Polaris Industries Inc. is buying Fargo-based Global Electric Motorcars. GEM is a subsidiary of Chrysler Group LLC that makes electric-powered vehicles.
By The Forum , April 26, 2011
Polaris Industries shares rise on strong first quarter income
Off-road and leisure vehicle maker Polaris Industries Inc. said Wednesday its earnings more than doubled in the first quarter and raised its guidance for the year, sending its shares up more than 16 percent in morning trading.
By Associated Press , April 20, 2011
Polaris keeps some jobs in Wisconsin, acquires Indian Motorcycle
Due to stronger-than-projected demand for its snowmobiles, motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, Polaris Industries will keep 50 to 60 engine-manufacturing jobs at its Osceola, Wis., plant.
By Julie Forster , April 20, 2011
Polaris to share more than $13.6 million with employees
More than $13.6 million will be shared among about 2,250 hourly and nonsalaried Polaris employees in a cash payment. On average, each of these employees will receive nearly 19 percent of their annual base pay, the company said.
By Julie Forster , March 08, 2011
Edgar Hetteen, founder of Polaris and Arctic Cat, dies
Edgar Hetteen, the Roseau, Minn., native known as the grandfather of the snowmobile industry for co-founding the two main manufacturers still making them in northwest Minnesota, died Saturday in a Grand Rapids, Minn., nursing home. He was 90.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 14, 2011
At Arctic Cat, Polaris, profits vroom ... and the snow helps
Arctic Cat and Polaris Thursday both credited new products, growth in international markets and, in Arctic's case, improvement in that non-recreational side of the business, with significant increases in sales and earnings. They also said a greater willingness to spend by U.S. consumers -- some spurred by this winter's heavy snows -- contributed to the robust results.
By Susan Feyder , January 28, 2011
Polaris exec defends plan to shift manufacturing to Mexico
After Polaris Industries announced it was closing a plant in Osceola, Wis., and building a new one in Mexico, Bill Meis says his customers didn't hold back.
By Susan Feyder , November 08, 2010
Polaris exec defends plan to shift some Wis. manufacturing to Mexico
Polaris, which has one of its manufacturing plants in its former corporate hometown of Roseau, Minn., isn't the only recreational vehicle company that manufactures outside the United States. But it's a choice that comes with some risks, beyond just potential consumer backlash for exporting jobs when nearly one in 10 Americans are unemployed.
By Susan Feyder , November 07, 2010
Polaris profit leaves early analyst estimates behind
Strong sales of off-road vehicles and Victory motorcycles continue to help Polaris Industries Inc. buck weak industrywide demand for recreational vehicles, boosting the Medina-based company's third-quarter earnings 51 percent and sales 33 percent. The company has a manufacturing plant in Roseau, Minn.
By Susan Feyder , October 20, 2010
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