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Convention Center Design and Build Firm Awarded

08/11/2010 Texarkana will soon realize its dream of a convention center and luxury hotel. Excitement continues to build as another crucial milestone is reached with the selection of the Design/Build firm for the Texarkana Convention Center and adjacent Hilton Garden Inn. In a joint statement, Texarkana, Texas CEO/City Manager Dr. Larry Sullivan and local Texarkana investors D Hospitality, LLC Principal Jack Daugherty announced Friday that Weis Builders, LLC of Dallas, Texas has been chosen as the Design/Build Team Leader for the joint project. The City of Texarkana, Texas will own the convention center and D Hospitality will own the hotel Read more

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Briefing Draws High Level of Interest

06/16/2010 City of Texarkana, Texas officials and D Hospitality, LLC held a briefing on June 16, 2010 for interested design/build firms for the Texarkana Convention Center and Hilton Garden Inn project. Fourteen firms from throughout the region received the Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) packet and had an opportunity to have their questions regarding the selection process answered and tour the site on Cowhorn Creek Road. Mike Daugherty of D Hospitality commented, “We’re excited to be taking this next step and encouraged by the high level of interest in our project. We’ll work with the City to select the firm that Read more

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Convention Center Awarded to DPG Partners

06/01/2010 The foresight of Texarkana, Texas City leadership over five years ago* in setting aside 2% of hotel occupancy tax toward a convention center is soon to come to fruition with the development of the Texarkana Convention Center and adjacent Hilton Garden Inn. The fact that the project will be funded through hotel occupancy tax without the investment of even a penny of taxpayer’s money is phenomenal. Former Mayor James Bramlett recalled, “For many years, the Council and I had received numerous requests from citizens to consider a convention center for Texarkana. We agreed that Texarkana needed a quality convention Read more