Rockline Industries
R.H. Ghan Commercial Properties in Fort Smith Arkansas has learned that
Rockline Industries, the largest producer of coffee filters and private
label baby wipes in North America, announced it had purchased the 1.2
million-square-foot Today’s Plastics’ building in Booneville. The
company will invest $5 million and create more than 200 jobs over the
next five years as it opens a wet wipes manufacturing and distribution
facility. The Booneville wet wipes plant will be the second in the
state, as Rockline already operates a Springdale facility with about
New Hotels To Open In Fort Smith
R.H. Ghan Commercial Properties is pleased to announce two new hotels are comming to the Fort Smith Arkansas market. Candlewood Suites and Homewood Suites are slated to open by fall 2008 at the intersection of Phoenix Avenue and South 74th Street. The extended stay hotels will try to take advantage of the business clientele market, while also serving other surrounding areas on the east side of Fort Smith. Homewood Suites by Hilton will have four stories with 88 rooms, a combination of studio and one and two bedroom
Fort Smith Building Permits Up
For the first half of the year, building permit values are up in the
area compared to the same time last year. The City of Fort Smith
Arkansas ussued 1,385 permits from January through June this year
valued at $100.77 million, up 60 percent from the $63.19 million last
year on 1,339 permits. For June, total permits increased 43 percent to
14.47 million on 236 permits. R.H. Ghan Commercial Properties has
helped with many of these projects here in Fort Smith.
Truck Company Coming to Poteau
R.H. Ghan Commercial Properties has learned that Dallas based Tiger Truck Company will open a facility to assemble off-road cargo vehicles in Poteau Oklahoma. Employment levels could reach 300 within five years. The plant will also have about a $3 million payroll and pay salaries averaging $30,000 per year. The facility is planned to open in October 2007. R.H. Ghan Welcomes Tiger Truck To Poteau Oklahoma!
Delta Airlines
On June 7, 2007 R.H. Ghan Commercial Properties learned that The Fort
Smith Regional Airport commemorated a new nonstop flight on Delta
Airlines to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. This
new flight will have daily round trip flights from the Fort Smith
Regional Airport. The Atlanta service conntects Fort Smith to the
largest passenger airport in the world. Welcome Aboard Delta Airlines
From R.H. Ghan Commercial Properties!!
U.S. Marshals Come to Fort Smith
R.H. Ghan Commercial
Properties has learned that on January 4, 2007 The U.S. Marshals
Service selected Fort Smith Arkansas as the new home for the U.S.
Marshals Museum. After a two-year study by The U.S. Marshals Service,
Fort Smith Arkansas was selected to be the host city for the agency's
new museum. With 10,000 square feet of historical artifacts, the
planned U.S. Marshals Museum will capture the past, present and future
law enforcement roles of the nation's oldest federal law enforcement
Barging In
R.H. Ghan Commercial Properties has learned that Fort Smith Shipyard LLC has secured 10 acres of commercial real estate along the Arkansas River in Fort Smith Arkansas where they plan to manufacture barges and tugboats.
Staples; The New Staple in Town
Has anyone noticed lately that there is a lot of commotion going on just east of Toys-R-US on Rogers Ave.?
Anixter to Make Move
6101 Prairie Drive is slated to be the new home for Anixter’s Fort Smith, AR operation.