[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7893]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING COOPER COMMUNITIES ON THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Cooper 
Communities, a northwest Arkansas-based business that will be 
celebrating its 50th anniversary tomorrow.
  In 1954, John and Mildred Cooper began a small home-building business 
that has evolved into a successful corporation that builds homes, 
master communities and resorts in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, 
Alabama, and West Virginia.
  By building quality homes and unique master communities, Cooper 
Communities has helped lure people to the South. In fact, retirees from 
across the country are relocating to Bella Vista Village, helping to 
make the Third Congressional District of Arkansas one of the fastest 
growing regions in the country.
  Cooper Communities has been acknowledged as one of the most fiscally 
responsible developers of planned communities in the Nation. They have 
also been praised in their environmental efforts, setting aside 20 to 
30 percent of the land in each Cooper Community.
  Mr. Speaker, I take this time and opportunity to recognize Cooper 
Communities for its exemplary business practices and contributions to 
the quality of life in the South.

                          ____________________