Finances Improve at Fort Smith Convention Center

The Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion Commission (A&P) voted unanimously to reinstate former member Ronnie Townsend on Tuesday (May 22), following Townsend’s resignation in June 2011.

Townsend tendered a letter of resignation to the A&P board after leaving his manager position of the Holiday Inn City Center last year. After recently taking a position as general manager of the MovieLounge, Townsend wrote to board members requesting that his application be accepted for the post, which has remained vacant since his departure.

Also at Tuesday’s meeting, the A&P financials beat out 2011 in year-to-date revenues. The official tally of $240,781 showed an increase of around 22.3%. Expenses were also down compared to the first four months of last year, but still in excess of revenues at $378,636. Following April expenditures and transactions, the Convention Center Fund Balance was down to $402,307 from $469,841 in March. Click here to read the full story from our partners at TheCityWire.com.