Crews have started demolishing the former Brookdale Center to make way for a new Wal-Mart Supercenter. It's all part of a $100 million renovation project to transform the 50-year-old mall into a shopping center called Shingle Creek Crossing.

Polaris Industries Inc. has set a lofty goal of building a $1 billion business by 2018 with a new fleet of small electric and electric-hybrid cars and trucks. The vehicles feature a 5- or 7-horsepower motor and go about 25 miles per hour, the Business Journal reports (with slideshow).

The Medina-based company well-known for its snowmobiles and ATVs hopes it can use the iconic brand to expand its presence in the motorcycle market and grab some share from Harley-Davidson.

Polaris says it will add 89 jobs at its sport vehicle plant in Osceola in northwestern Wisconsin, though the plant is still down hundreds of jobs from two years ago, when Polaris announced it would close the site and move the work to Mexico. The expansion comes after the Medina-based company acquired Indian Motorcycles and other brands.

Despite opposition from neighbors and a developer of a residential building, Izzy's ice cream-making kitchen and scoop shop broke ground in Minneapolis last week.

The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal reports Polaris is acquiring French electric utility vehicle maker Groupil for an undisclosed amount of money. Earlier this year, Polaris bought Fargo, N.D.-based Global Electric Motorcars.