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Keith McCord reporting It was all smiles in Clearfield today with the announcement that ATK is relocating one of its division headquarters there.
ATK's Ammunition Division will move its executive offices to Utah.
ATK isn't new to Utah. With this new office opening, the company now has 7 sites in Utah and nearly 6,000 employees.
ATK is probably best known for the solid rocket boosters that blast the space shuttles into orbit. The company tests, manufactures and refurbishes those boosters. It will continue to do so through the end of the shuttle program.
What you may not know about ATK is that it's the top producer of ammunition in the world. It produces billions of rounds of ammo for law enforcement and the military. If you're a hunter, the bullets you use most likely came from ATK.
ATK executives, along with senators Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett did the ceremonial ribbon cut to celebrate the relocation of ATK's Ammunition Systems Executive Office Headquarters from Minnesota to Clearfield.
"Our operations are located in eight states around the country, and so this provides a nice central location where we can get to nearly all of our locations in about two hours," said Mark DeYoung, president of ATK Ammunition Systems Group.
Clearfield Mayor Don Wood said, "This is not only a tremendous boon to Clearfield city, but this is a tremendous boon to all of the communities that surround Clearfield City. This company brings family-sustaining jobs to our area."
ATK employs 17,000 people in 21 states, but more than a third of the workers are in Utah. It's a testament to the state's business reputation and high-quality workforce. "The fantastic population of dedicated, well-educated, principled people that we can draw upon from the state of Utah is unlike any other state that we operate in," said Dan Murphy, ATK chairman and CEO.
Hatch said, "This company does better than $1.5 billion worth of work in this state. Our country is more secure because of ATK."
So now, ATK has three locations in Clearfield, two in Magna, and one each in Brigham City and Logan.
The company's annual payroll in Utah is $370 million. It is certainly an economic player here.
