Action Target

Action Target was founded in 1986 by Kyle Bateman and Addison Sovine to address a need they saw with law enforcement training, and operated out of Bateman's bedroom at first. 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.

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.

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.

In 2007, the city of Provo began consideration of purchasing the property where Action Target was located in west Provo. The property owned by the company in west Provo was approved for purchase by the end of that same year. 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.

The new industrial business park is the former home of an iron mill closed down in the 1960s. 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.

After breaking ground in September 2008, 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. They began moving into the new facility in August 2009 and officially opened the new facility in November that same year.