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  1. Nov 20, 2023 · Allan joined the Hetteen Hoist and Derrick Company after graduating from Roseau High School, in 1948. Allan became a partner in the business, adding car salvage and car repair to the services. Allan was known for his knowledge, mechanical talents, building, and welding skills. Picture: Allan Hetteen Roseau Class of 1948.

  2. Aug 12, 2019 · 1944: Edgar Hetteen establishes his first business, Hetteen Hoist & Derrick in Roseau, Minnesota. The business operates from a building that was once a rural dance hall, the Pine Needle Inn. The structure had been moved into Roseau before Hetteen moved in. 1946: Following his discharge from the Navy, David Johnson joins Edgar as a business partner.

  3. Nov 30, 2023 · November 30, 2023. Allen Hetteen was one of the three founders of Polaris in 1954. He served as the president, worked on development, and was hands-on on all the fronts. He turned wrenches and handled business decisions. On June 1, 1970, Allan Hetteen retired from Polaris Industries. He then started a Polaris Snowmobile Distribution company ...

  4. In 1944, Edgar Hetteen started Hetteen Hoist and Derrick, a machine shop in Roseau, Minnesota. David Johnson joined the partnership in 1946, with Allan Hetteen becoming a partner in 1950. The shop manufactured farm equipment, did repair work on farm equipment and vehicles.

  5. Sep 16, 2019 · Pamphlets collection (TL234), Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul. [/image_caption] Polaris Industries of Roseau, Minnesota, manufactured its first snowmobiles in 1956. In the years since then ...

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  6. Oct 10, 2016 · A Roseau County native, Johnson, along with boyhood friend and brother-in-law Edgar Hetteen, started the Hetteen Hoist and Derrick company in Roseau in 1945, making straw choppers and other equipment.

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  8. Jan 30, 2008 · One of the three founders of Polaris Industries when the company evolved from Hetteen Hoist & Derrick, Allan was the ‘junior’ partner. Nine years younger than brother Edgar, Allan was still in school when Edgar went on his own to establish Hetteen Hoist & Derrick in 1944. The elder Hetteen grew the company through the remainder of the 1940s ...

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