Osceola South Mississippi County Chamber of Commerce Arkansas, USA
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Last Updated: Jul 16th, 2004 - 03:22:03 PM

Fruit of the Loom Site

Osceola, Arkansas

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BUILDING

  • City: Osceola
  • County: Mississippi
  • Address: 1425 Ohlendorf Rd.
  • Nearest Highway: U. S. Highway 61
  • Nearest Interstate: Interstate 55
  • Zoning: Industrial
  • Former Firm: Fruit of the Loom
  • Former Product: Fleecewear
  • Former SIC: 2324
  • Year building constructed: 1959
  • Year of 1st renovation: 1974
  • Year of 2nd renovation: 1989, including complete asbestos removal
  • Number of buildings:
    6 contiguous buildings (but large openings connect most of the buildings, to allow for a continuous flow)
  • Number of floors: 1
    Except one building has 2 levels (with two freight elevators)
  • Number of truck wells: 33
  • Number of dock-high doors: 4
  • Floor level doors: 2
  • Number of dock levelers: 31
  • Urban, Suburban, or Rural: rural
  • Flood Plain: The site is not in a floodplain,
  • Wetlands: There are no wetlands on the site.
  • USGS mapping:
  • Aerial photo
    http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.asp?S=14&T=1&X=72&Y=1235&Z=16&W=0
  • Topographic
    http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.asp?S=14&T=2&X=72&Y=1235&Z=16&W=0

DIMENSIONS

  • Total square footage (building): 586,948
  • Square feet available: 586,948
  • Square feet in main building: 577,057
  • Manufacturing square feet available in complex: 502,955
  • Length of building: 2500' at longest point
  • Width of building: 800' at widest point
  • Number of paved parking spaces: 1000
  • Trailer storage: 150 concrete landings
  • Acreage included with complex: 90
  • Adjacent acreage available (list amount of acreage): 563 acres from Prudential
  • Number of cranes and capacity: none
  • Toilets in manufacturing area (closets): Women - 26 Men - 13
  • Minimum clearance under beam: 26'
  • Min.clearance between beams at side: 24'
  • Maximum under center beam: 27'
  • Sprinkler system: The wet system is new. The system, with an in-house fire pump (with 125 PSI), is hooked up to the city. The system also supplies the sprinkler system.
  • Freezer storage: none
  • Refrigeration storage: none
  • Burglar alarm: yes
  • Water tanks: yes
  • Paint system: no
  • Fuel pumps: no
  • A/C in manufacturing area:
    Type of units
    # of units = more than 30
  • Oil supply/drains: yes
  • Heating in manufacturing area:
    Type of units
    # of units = more than 30
  • Heating fuel:
  • Natural gas
  • Floor drains: yes
  • Compressed air: yes

STRUCTURE

  • Floor type of main building: concrete
  • Thickness in inches: 8
  • Reinforced: yes
  • Exterior walls material: brick
  • Insulation inches: only in the office area
  • Wainscot inside: none
  • Column material: steel
  • Spacing length: 20 feet
  • Width: 15-25 feet
  • Roof type material:
    concrete and roll-on roofing
  • Insulation: none
  • Age of roof: 10 years

OFFICE AREA

  • Total square feet in office area: 7,700 plus additional offices throughout the plant
  • Number of floors: two
  • Type of office A/C: electric
  • Number of A/C units: 12
  • Type of office heat: steam
  • Number of heating units: 2
  • Office toilets (closets):
  • Women - 4 Men Ð 2

CAFETERIA

  • Kitchen: fully equipped with grill/food bar
  • Capacity: current seating for 400
  • Break areas: 3 additional areas in the plant

TRANSPORTATION

  • Miles to Interstate 55: 5 miles
  • Miles to continuous 4-lane: 2 miles
  • Miles to U.S. Highway: 1 mile
  • Miles to the I-55/I-40 junction: 38 miles
  • Miles to intermodal yard:
  • 32 miles to the BNSF yard
  • 39 miles to the Union Pacific yard
  • Name of nearest railroad:
  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  • Miles to rail: adjacent to site
  • (The old rail bed to the center of the building is still in place)
  • Number of rail doors: none
  • Number of rail cars on siding:
  • Miles to port: less than one mile
  • Miles to commercial airport:
  • 58 miles to Memphis International Airport

UTILITIES

  • Water supply:
  • Potable water: municipal
  • Line: 6"
  • Fire protection: on-site fire pump
  • sprinkler system
  • 125 PSI
  • Process water: on-site
  • Water source: 3-1500' deep wells on-site
  • Main: 14 Inches 55 PSI (This line pressure can be increased by adding booster pumps in the main line supply)
  • Capacity: 2.7 mgd (This capacity can be expanded if needed)
  • Basin: backwash basin on-site
  • Storage: 250,000 gal. tower 1 million gal. underground
  • Steam: boiler
  • Powerhouse: On-site
  • Capacity: 100,000 lbs/hour
  • Main: 10" line into building
  • Tank storage: on-site
  • #6 fuel oil: 444 barrel tank, plus a one-million gallon tank (not currently used)
  • Sewer supplier:
  • Domestic wastewater: municipal
  • Process wastewater: on-site
  • Main: 12" line
  • Capacity: 2.2 mgd (This capacity can be expanded. The current BOD treatment is 600-800 mg/L)
  • System: 2 million gal. aerobic digester, 8 million gal. polishing pond, 4 million gal. activated sludge basin and open area sludge application field.
  • Main: 12 Inches
  • Gas supplier: Associated Natural Gas
  • Main: 6 Inches up to 275 PSI
  • Electric supplier: Municipal, 13.8 kV
  • Three phase: yes
  • Service (480,440,220,110): all

CURRENT PERMITTING

  • Air Permit: Boilers are permitted for synthetic minor
  • Wastewater: Permitted for major
  • Stormwater: The state permit is tied in with plant building
  • Total permitting fees for 2000: $16,000
  • Compliance History: The local facility (11 years old) has never had a compliance issue and never been fined.
  • Contact: Danny Burris, local facility utilities manager for details, 870-563-3584

STATUS OF BUILDING

  • Building status:
  • Scheduled to close operation.
  • Date plant closed: January 15, 2001
  • Sale Price: contact Fruit of Loom

OWNERSHIP

  • Owner's Name: Fruit of the Loom
  • City/State: Bowling Green, KY
  • Contact: Gary Van Hooser, Fruit of the Loom's Facilities Engineer or
  • Pilar Tarry at (270)781-6400

For More Information:

Great River Economic Development Area
Clif Chitwood
Phone: 870-532-2100
Fax: 870-532-2146
Email: complex@missconet.com 
Website:  www.greatrivereda.com

 


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