Harold Boldt

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 >

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 >

Hiren Patel, the Texas doctor who developed the Arkansas Convention Center in Texarkana, Arkansas, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, adding to a string of setbacks for Patel and the convention center. read more >

Before dueling convention centers became a thing in Jonesboro, they were a thing in Texarkana. And it’s not turning out well in Texarkana. read more >

Harold Boldt’s announcement came immediately after the city board’s approval of a $220,000 settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit filed by former city clerk Patti Grey. read more >

In the wake of a state audit, a criminal probe, a whistleblower lawsuit and an investigation by private citizens, the former mayor of Texarkana has concluded that he and other city directors were rooked. read more >

A state audit of the city of Texarkana's dealing with a hotel and water park developer found numerous apparent violations of state law and has been forwarded to the local prosecuting attorney. read more >

Since Texarkana rehired its controversial city manager, the financial problems dogging Harold Boldt’s economic development projects have only deepened. read more >

Contractors have filed $300,000 in liens against the Arkansas Convention Center in Texarkana, Ark., owned by Hiren Patel, who's building the project with incentives championed by ousted, then re-hired, City Manager Harold Boldt. read more >

Crossroads Business Park in Texarkana is bristling business. But with former City Manager Harold Boldt gone, there's a trail of questions regarding the city’s handling of the project. read more >

With the economy still showing a healthy market for employers, government agencies need to do a better job of hiring qualified applicants. read more >

The Texarkana, Ark., city government has announced that former City Manager Harold Boldt has left his post effective immediately. read more >

Texarkana’s city management is seeking almost $2 million to fast-track a parking lot as part of the planned Holiday Springs Water Park in Texarkana. read more >

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times - but mostly the latter. In the mid-2000s, Texarkana's economy was slumping, and city leaders were searching for ways to prod it back to life. What ensued was a development race yielding two convention c read more >