Polaris Industries needs workers, but has one simple problem: the small, northern Minnesota city it calls home simply doesn't have enough places for them to live. The company's solution? Build more housing, of course. The snowmobile and ATV producer's "philanthropic arm," the Polaris Foundation, donated $300,000 toward the construction of Tamarack Place, a 41-unit apartment building that is slated to open in Roseau next year, according to a news release. The manufacturer hopes this alleviates a persistent housing shortage, which the Star Tribune says has forced Polaris and Marvin Windows (another local company) to put up workers in hotels or bus them in from as far as 80 miles away. In one instance, the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal notes, Polaris flew in a dozen "skilled workers" from Monterrey, Mexico, for a temporary assignment. The Star Tribune adds the situation has also made it difficult for the companies to attract talent and keep it in town.