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Podiatrist’s Purchase of Convention Center Gives Texarkana Officials Cold Feet
A Texas podiatrist with a past that includes a federal conviction wants to buy the troubled Arkansas Convention Center & Holiday Inn out of bankruptcy — and that has some Texarkana officials on the Arkansas side concerned. read more >
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Midsouth Bank Accuses Arkansas Convention Center Owner of Fraud
MidSouth Bank of Lafayette, Louisiana, has asked a bankruptcy court judge not to allow Dr. Hiren D. Patel, who owns the Arkansas Convention Center & Holiday Inn in Texarkana, to be allowed to walk away from a $13.3 million debt he owes the bank. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Financial Trouble Among Competing Convention Centers Split in Texarkana
MidSouth Bank of Lafayette will be paid proceeds from the sale of a Texarkana hotel which was sold through the bankruptcy of convention center investor Dr. Hiren Patel. read more >
Arkansas Convention Center Troubles Dog Texarkana Investor
Dr. Hiren D. Patel’s investments in a convention center and hotels on both sides of Texarkana have turned into one financial headache after another. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
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