Good News & Recent Information
PINK TOMATO FESTIVAL NAMED BEST FESTIVAL
The Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival was named the 2006 Festival of the Year by the Arkansas Festival Association. The award is presented to a festival or other special celebration, which stands out among all the festivals in Arkansas, by its creative approach, crowd appeal, media coverage and/or enhancement of community pride, thus benefiting the state's quality of life. The Pink Tomato Festival was also First Runner-Up for the group's Classic Award for events in existence for more than 10 years.
NEW STATE HIGHWAY 530 OPENS
Community leaders from seven counties in Southeast Arkansas gathered for the dedication and opening of the new Arkansas State Highway 530 on June 6, 2005. This section is just one of 5 sections that when completed will be linked to I530 south of Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
WARREN IS RECOGNIZED AS TEAM CITY PARTNER
Warren was one of 26 cities recognized at a luncheon in Little Rock, February 9th as a Team City Partner with Teamwork Arkansas- Entergy's Office of Economic Development.
Team City Partners are cities that have demonstrated their commitment to economic development by dedicating time, people and resources to prepare their community for success at attracting new business and nurturing existing businesses.
These are cities with whom Teamwork Arkansas has developed a special working relationship through which they can benefit from economic development expertise and resources offered by Teamwork Arkansas.
"Being a Team City Partner means taking decisive action and making a serious commitment of time, people and money to prepare your community to be a winner in the arena of economic development," said Mike Maulden, Entergy Arkansas Director of External Affairs. "We at Entergy are extremely proud to be associated with each of these communities."
WARREN GREENWAY DESIGN WINS NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL HONOR
The U of A School of Architecture’s Community Design Center proposal to rehabilitate Warren’s Town Branch into an urban greenway that winds through downtown Warren, has won an American Institute of Architects Honor Award. The AIA honor awards constitute the highest recognition in the nation for design accomplishment in architecture, interior design and urban planning.
UACDC’s 2005 Honor Award for Outstanding Regional and Urban Design is the first national AIA recognition for an Arkansas project since the late architect Fay Jones was designing homes and chapels in his native state. The project, titled “Riparian Meadows, Mounds and Rooms: Urban Greenway for Warren, Arkansas,” also won an Honor Award from the Arkansas Chapter of AIA.
IMPACTS OF BRADLEY COUNTY FOREST INDUSTRY
In 2001, the top ten employers in Bradley County were: sawmills, state and local education, management of companies and enterprise, other millwork (including flooring), logging, agriculture and forestry support activities, state and local non-education, wholesale trade, other educational services, and monetary authorities and depository credit interme.
The Bradley County statistics used were as follows:
Population - 12,565
Employment - 5,556
Households - 5,935
Area - 651 square miles
Income per household (imputed) - $42,143
Total personal income - $250,119,000
Using these statistics the direct impacts of the forest industry to Bradley County, which included the value of shipments at $193,113,723; employment at 1,423; and value-added (GSP) at $71,588,130, with labor income at $51,255,038 and indirect business taxes at $3,325,646.
The indirect impacts of the forest industry to Bradley County concluded the value of shipments at $71,092,147; employment at 633; and value-added (GSP) at $34,220,868, with labor income at $20,175,519 and indirect business taxes at $2,091,970.
The induced impacts of the forest industry to the county concluded the value of shipments at $19,865,246; employment at 287; and value-added (GSP) at $12,110,116, with labor income at $6,487,806 and indirect business taxes at $1,301,898.
The total calculated impacts of the forest industry to Bradley County equal the value of shipments at $284,071,116; employment at 2343; and value-added (GSP) at $117,919,114, with labor income at $77,918,363 and indirect business taxes at $6,719,514.
Additional state impacts from Bradley County's forest industries show an output of $30,279,142; employment at 565; value-added at $7,939,801, with labor income at $4,291,941, and indirect business taxes at $2,042,075.
This data was complied by Dr. Mathew Pelki, George H. Clippert Endowed Chair for Forest Resource Management, Economics, and Policy at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Dr. Pelki used data from the U. S. Department of Commerce business sector transaction matrices and Minnesota IMPLAN data.
Bradley County Veteran’s Museum – Warren, Arkansas
The museum located on Main Street in Warren across from the Donald W. Reynolds YMCA, was officially dedicated on November 11, 2005.
The facility showcases more than 1,400 photos of veterans who live or have ever lived in Bradley County. The north wing gallery of the museum displays pictures of fallen Bradley County veterans, grouped by the wars in which they served, dating back to World War I.
Photos of former American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars organization leaders are also displayed in the north wing.
The museum is housed in the facility that served as the first Bradley County American Legion Hut, built in 1922. Plans to renovate the building began in 2002.
Through donations, grants, fundraisers and memorials a $194,000 was raised for the renovation of the facility.
The museum is open from 9 am to 5 pm Monday-Saturday and 1-5 pm on Sunday. For more information on the organization or museum, visit online at www.bradleycountyveterans.org
BRADLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER LINKED WITH UAMS
The University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) is expanding its video- conference network in six counties in south Arkansas to link more rural physicians with cancer specialists in Little Rock. UAMS will expand oncology education and direct patient consultation via interactive video in Bradley, Calhoun, Ouachita, Polk, Hempstead and Union counties.
Arkansas Cancer Research Center specialists will educate south Arkansas via video, consult directly with patients and their physicians, make diagnoses, and make follow-up visits.
UAMS will expand the interactive video service already available at Bradley Medical Center in Warren. Equipment being installed will include telemicroscopes, electronic stethoscopes and oral exam cameras.
Donald W. Reynolds YMCA of Warren and Bradley County
This 24,000 sq. ft. facility held its grand opening on January 25, 2006. Among the additions and improvements available to members in the new facility, which almost doubled the size of the old 14,000 sq. ft. facility are an after school center, kitchen, computer lab, an expanded chat room, additional office space and a large multipurpose room. Additional health and fitness machines have been installed in a substantially larger fitness center and a first step fitness center has been added for beginners.
Renovations were also made to the existing baseball field, the pool area and the gymnasium.
Construction on the new YMCA began in September 2004, months after the organization received a more than $4.3 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.
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The Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival was named the 2006 Festival of the Year by the Arkansas Festival Association. The award is presented to a festival or other special celebration, which stands out among all the festivals in Arkansas, by its creative approach, crowd appeal, media coverage and/or enhancement of community pride, thus benefiting the state's quality of life. The Pink Tomato Festival was also First Runner-Up for the group's Classic Award for events in existence for more than 10 years.
NEW STATE HIGHWAY 530 OPENS
Community leaders from seven counties in Southeast Arkansas gathered for the dedication and opening of the new Arkansas State Highway 530 on June 6, 2005. This section is just one of 5 sections that when completed will be linked to I530 south of Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
WARREN IS RECOGNIZED AS TEAM CITY PARTNER
Warren was one of 26 cities recognized at a luncheon in Little Rock, February 9th as a Team City Partner with Teamwork Arkansas- Entergy's Office of Economic Development.
Team City Partners are cities that have demonstrated their commitment to economic development by dedicating time, people and resources to prepare their community for success at attracting new business and nurturing existing businesses.
These are cities with whom Teamwork Arkansas has developed a special working relationship through which they can benefit from economic development expertise and resources offered by Teamwork Arkansas.
"Being a Team City Partner means taking decisive action and making a serious commitment of time, people and money to prepare your community to be a winner in the arena of economic development," said Mike Maulden, Entergy Arkansas Director of External Affairs. "We at Entergy are extremely proud to be associated with each of these communities."
WARREN GREENWAY DESIGN WINS NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL HONOR
The U of A School of Architecture’s Community Design Center proposal to rehabilitate Warren’s Town Branch into an urban greenway that winds through downtown Warren, has won an American Institute of Architects Honor Award. The AIA honor awards constitute the highest recognition in the nation for design accomplishment in architecture, interior design and urban planning.
UACDC’s 2005 Honor Award for Outstanding Regional and Urban Design is the first national AIA recognition for an Arkansas project since the late architect Fay Jones was designing homes and chapels in his native state. The project, titled “Riparian Meadows, Mounds and Rooms: Urban Greenway for Warren, Arkansas,” also won an Honor Award from the Arkansas Chapter of AIA.
IMPACTS OF BRADLEY COUNTY FOREST INDUSTRY
In 2001, the top ten employers in Bradley County were: sawmills, state and local education, management of companies and enterprise, other millwork (including flooring), logging, agriculture and forestry support activities, state and local non-education, wholesale trade, other educational services, and monetary authorities and depository credit interme.
The Bradley County statistics used were as follows:
Population - 12,565
Employment - 5,556
Households - 5,935
Area - 651 square miles
Income per household (imputed) - $42,143
Total personal income - $250,119,000
Using these statistics the direct impacts of the forest industry to Bradley County, which included the value of shipments at $193,113,723; employment at 1,423; and value-added (GSP) at $71,588,130, with labor income at $51,255,038 and indirect business taxes at $3,325,646.
The indirect impacts of the forest industry to Bradley County concluded the value of shipments at $71,092,147; employment at 633; and value-added (GSP) at $34,220,868, with labor income at $20,175,519 and indirect business taxes at $2,091,970.
The induced impacts of the forest industry to the county concluded the value of shipments at $19,865,246; employment at 287; and value-added (GSP) at $12,110,116, with labor income at $6,487,806 and indirect business taxes at $1,301,898.
The total calculated impacts of the forest industry to Bradley County equal the value of shipments at $284,071,116; employment at 2343; and value-added (GSP) at $117,919,114, with labor income at $77,918,363 and indirect business taxes at $6,719,514.
Additional state impacts from Bradley County's forest industries show an output of $30,279,142; employment at 565; value-added at $7,939,801, with labor income at $4,291,941, and indirect business taxes at $2,042,075.
This data was complied by Dr. Mathew Pelki, George H. Clippert Endowed Chair for Forest Resource Management, Economics, and Policy at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Dr. Pelki used data from the U. S. Department of Commerce business sector transaction matrices and Minnesota IMPLAN data.
Bradley County Veteran’s Museum – Warren, Arkansas
The museum located on Main Street in Warren across from the Donald W. Reynolds YMCA, was officially dedicated on November 11, 2005.
The facility showcases more than 1,400 photos of veterans who live or have ever lived in Bradley County. The north wing gallery of the museum displays pictures of fallen Bradley County veterans, grouped by the wars in which they served, dating back to World War I.
Photos of former American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars organization leaders are also displayed in the north wing.
The museum is housed in the facility that served as the first Bradley County American Legion Hut, built in 1922. Plans to renovate the building began in 2002.
Through donations, grants, fundraisers and memorials a $194,000 was raised for the renovation of the facility.
The museum is open from 9 am to 5 pm Monday-Saturday and 1-5 pm on Sunday. For more information on the organization or museum, visit online at www.bradleycountyveterans.org
BRADLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER LINKED WITH UAMS
The University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) is expanding its video- conference network in six counties in south Arkansas to link more rural physicians with cancer specialists in Little Rock. UAMS will expand oncology education and direct patient consultation via interactive video in Bradley, Calhoun, Ouachita, Polk, Hempstead and Union counties.
Arkansas Cancer Research Center specialists will educate south Arkansas via video, consult directly with patients and their physicians, make diagnoses, and make follow-up visits.
UAMS will expand the interactive video service already available at Bradley Medical Center in Warren. Equipment being installed will include telemicroscopes, electronic stethoscopes and oral exam cameras.
Donald W. Reynolds YMCA of Warren and Bradley County
This 24,000 sq. ft. facility held its grand opening on January 25, 2006. Among the additions and improvements available to members in the new facility, which almost doubled the size of the old 14,000 sq. ft. facility are an after school center, kitchen, computer lab, an expanded chat room, additional office space and a large multipurpose room. Additional health and fitness machines have been installed in a substantially larger fitness center and a first step fitness center has been added for beginners.
Renovations were also made to the existing baseball field, the pool area and the gymnasium.
Construction on the new YMCA began in September 2004, months after the organization received a more than $4.3 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.
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