Action Target

Action Target is an American manufacturer of custom shooting ranges and portable steel targets for military, law enforcement, Special Forces groups, tactical training schools, and commercial applications based in Provo, Utah.^[5][6][7] Since its founding in 1985, Action Target has increased its inventory to include over 4,000 products. The company designs, delivers, and installs indoor and outdoor range equipment throughout the world.

Mike Birch has been Chief Operating Officer since 2014. His predecessor, John Curtis, was a partner in the firm who was elected the mayor of Provo in 2008 and U.S. Representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district in 2016.^[8][9][10]

Action Target was founded in 1986 by Kyle Bateman and Addison Sovine to address a need they saw with law enforcement training,^[2] and operated out of Bateman's bedroom at first.^[5] They soon moved to a larger facility near the Interstate 15 freeway in Provo before moving to a manufacturing facility nearby next to a residential neighborhood.^[2]

In 1989, the company moved into manufacturing facilities on the west side of Provo on a property formerly housed a wrecking yard. Throughout the next fifteen years, Action Target expanded and built several large buildings to house its manufacturing. In late 2003 or early 2004, the company donated land to Provo City in order to extend the street and provide an alternate route for delivery trucks, as well as offering to purchase properties to create a buffer zone between its facilities and those of residential neighbors.^[4]

The company produced two bullet-proof training villages for use by the U.S. Army in 2005, a contract worth $3 million. U.S. Congressman, Chris Cannon, participated in a demonstration of a similar facility created for use by Utah County police departments, including those from Provo, Brigham Young University, and Orem.^[11]

In 2007, the city of Provo began consideration of purchasing the property where Action Target was located in west Provo.^[12] The property owned by the company in west Provo was approved for purchase by the end of that same year.^[13] The city of Provo then approved several bonds in November as incentives for Action Target to move to a new industrial park in the southeast corner of the city.^[7][14]

The new industrial business park is the former home of an iron mill closed down in the 1960s.^[15] Provo City allowed Action Target to use its tax-exempt status to help secure financing for the costs of moving and building the new facility in the industrial park. The industrial park was part of an infrastructure improvement paid for by a $2 million federal grant.^[3]

After breaking ground in September 2008,^[16] the company began building a new facility which significantly increased its office space and manufacturing capacity. The new building allowed the company to have all their facilities in one location.^[17] They began moving into the new facility in August 2009 and officially opened the new facility in November that same year.^[18]

Action Target ha construido algunos de los campos de tiro más grandes del mundo, incluyendo el Centro Federal de Entrenamiento para la Aplicación de la Ley , el campo de tiro de la Academia del FBI , la Sûreté du Québec , el Servicio Secreto de los Estados Unidos y el Centro de Entrenamiento del Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles . ^{[ 2 ] [ 6 ]} Entre 2000 y 2008, la empresa recibió contratos del gobierno estadounidense por un valor de 42,9 millones de dólares. ^{[ 19 ] [ 20 ]} A finales de 2004, la empresa completó un centro de entrenamiento de 11 edificios para su uso en Irak por las fuerzas multinacionales allí estacionadas. ^{[ 21 ]} La empresa entrena a miembros de agencias de aplicación de la ley de todo el mundo, según su sitio web. ^{[ 22 ]}

Los vecinos de las antiguas instalaciones de Action Target en el oeste de Provo se quejaron con frecuencia ante la policía y el ayuntamiento en 2004 y 2005 por el ruido , los vapores de pintura y otros tipos de contaminación, ^{[ 4 ] [ 11 ] [ 23 ]} así como por los daños causados ​​a las vallas por los camiones de reparto ^{[ 11 ] [ 24 ]} y los disparos de armas para realizar pruebas. ^{[ 25 ]} La empresa ha sido sancionada al menos en una ocasión. ^{[ 15 ] [ 26 ]}

La ciudad de Provo dio seguimiento en junio de 2004 con una lista de problemas que la empresa debía cumplir. ^{[ 27 ]} Dos residentes locales fotografiaron a empleados de Action Target pintando afuera en septiembre de 2005, lo que alegaron que iba en contra de la zonificación del área. Los residentes eran miembros de un programa de vigilancia vecinal , y uno de ellos fue posteriormente expulsado del programa por la policía de Provo. ^{[ 28 ]} La nueva instalación en el sureste de Provo está en un parque empresarial industrial sin áreas residenciales cercanas. ^{[ 17 ]}

Action Target fue mencionada en un informe de USA Today de 2009 por emitir el químico xileno , ^{[ 29 ]} que ha demostrado causar muchos efectos negativos diferentes para la salud .

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