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Darryl Sutter working the family farm with the aid of the Yamaha Viking side by side. — Photo courtesy yamaharedline.ca

CEO of Polaris Industries, Scott Wine, accepts the #ALSIceBucketChallenge from Dan Ariens, President & CEO of Ariens. — Photo courtesy youtube.com

MINNEAPOLIS (August 18, 2014) – Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE:PII) received a one-of-a-kind print from the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in appreciation for its commitment to a 10-year partnership to provide age-appropriate vehicles, safety equipment and safety instruction to BSA camps across the nation. This token of appreciation was presented during a special ceremony at Polaris’ 60th Anniversary celebration held in Minneapolis.

The corporate retail world was buzzing last week with the announcement of the appointment of ex-PepsiCo executive, Brian Cornell, to be Target stores new Chief Executive Officer. Cornell is the first outsider to lead Target, the #2 discount chain in the United States.

Polaris will make the Bass Creek Corporate Center in Plymouth, Minnesota, its secondary headquarters. — Photo courtesy MSP Business Journal

American safety regulators are investigating a pair of reported fires in Quebec-based BRP Inc.’s Can-Am Spyder three-wheeled motorcycles.

BRP has added more than 50 new Evinrude dealers to its rapidly expanding dealer network in recent months.

CEO president Jose Boisjoli heads up BRP's expansion in China. — Photo courtesy Reuters

Polaris is a company which is perhaps best known for its snowmobiles, ATVs and other off-road methods of transportation. The company’s latest creation, the Slingshot, is a step in the other direction. It’s referred to as a 3-wheel motorcycle and unlike the rest of Polaris’ products, is at home when carving corners on twisty, paved roads.

Kitt Stringer is the new face of Sherco Canada’s West Coast Ride Ambassador program.

Fondly known as the Monkey Wrench Cross Country, this long dusty race in Canada’s hot spot of Lytton, B.C., is one of the most popular races of the year. The race course ranges in altitude from 1,067 metres (3,500 feet)…

Arctic Cat ex-CEO Claude Jordan collects $1.5 million in severance package. — Photo courtesy Bizjournals.com