Bradley County: Building for a Prosperous Future

Looking for an existing structure in a community with a quality of life and a business climate that fosters growth and neighbors you can call friends? Look no further than Bradley County, Arkansas.

The City of Warren just completed construction of a new 40,000-square-foot shell, general purpose building located on nine acres (with nine additional acres available) in the Warren Industrial Park on the U.S. Highway 278 Bypass. Already capable of expansion for another 40,000 square feet, it is a prefab 26-guage metal wall construction with four-inch insulation, concealed fastener metal standing seam insulation roof and a gravel floor. The ceiling height features 25-foot eaves and a 29.167-foot center. There are eight 25-foot bays, one overhead door that is 12 feet wide and 14 feet tall, plus two man-way doors that measure three feet by seven feet.

Utilities on site include 13.8kV service by Entergy Corporation, plus municipal eight-inch water and sewer mains. CenterPoint Energy/Arkla supplies gas via a four-inch main. Soil and Phase 1 environmental assessment reports are available, also.

The Warren Industrial Park, a fully developed industrial complex, offers industrial sites on 29.28 acres. The Bradley County Industrial Development Commission (BCIDC) retains exclusive rights with the city of Warren to negotiate lease or purchase agreements with companies interested in an industrial park location.

Located just a one and one-half hour drive south of Little Rock (the state capitol located in the geographic center of Arkansas), Warren, Hermitage and Banks are the three incorporated communities within Bradley County. Warren is centrally located for business growth and transportation of goods to South-Central markets including Little Rock, Dallas, Shreveport, Monroe, Memphis, Jackson, St. Louis, Kansas City, Tulsa and other metropolitan areas. U.S. Highway 278 and U.S. Highway 63, Arkansas State Highways 8 and 189 intersect at Warren.

The availability of a quality, trainable workforce with a strong work ethic makes the people of this area our most important and valuable resource. The recruiting area for Bradley County covers a 50-mile radius and includes Ashley, Bradley, Cleveland, Chicot, Drew, Lincoln and Desha counties. There are 99,682 persons residing within the recruiting area. Arkansas is a right-to-work state.

Low business costs, convenient industrial sites, multimodal transportation access, excellent workforce availability and relations, progressive leadership, quality education opportunities and an outstanding quality of life create an ideal climate for success.

Community commitment to economic development is evident with a one-cent citywide sales tax passed in 1994 in the city of Warren with 78 percent support. Half of the revenue is dedicated to economic development.

In addition to its strategic business location, Warren lies in the heart of the coastal plains area of South Arkansas where vibrant pine and hardwood forests grow and beautiful rivers and streams flow.

Bradley County is famous for its tall pines and pink tomatoes. The Bradley County Pink is the world’s best-tasting tomato. Schedule your visit during the summer harvest – and the Pink Tomato Festival at Warren in June – and you’re in for delicious good times. A trip to Warren also puts you in the midst of Arkansas’ great outdoors: tall pines, bottomland hardwoods, cypress sloughs- we’ve got it all. And that includes terrific hunting and fishing opportunities as well.

For more details about this building or about opportunities in Bradley County in general, visit www.bcidc.com or contact Mary Seymore, executive director of the Bradley County Industrial Development Commission, P.O. Box 310, Warren, AR 7167. You can also call 1-870-226-3760 or 1-888-226-2243; fax 870-226-3770 or e-mail mseymore@bradleycountyidc.net.