Business View Magazine | February 2021

198 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2021 dare say those boxes are going to be in the best shape they’ve been since we’ve been open.” Although the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center was slated to undergo a massive transformation in anticipation of the 2025 Super Bowl, the various crises that unfolded in New Orleans throughout 2020 stalled some of the Center’s decisions and impacted many of its operational changes. But despite the year’s challenges and setbacks, Sawaya insists that the Authority’s Capital Improvement Plan is in full swing. He explains, “We’re looking at things differently than we had before. Going back into our history, we’ve always sold that bigger is better. Well, now we believe that better is better. Moving forward, we’re going to be focusing on creating new experiences for clients. Things they’ve never really encountered before in our Center. Once they get into the building, they’re going to know they’re in New Orleans, LA. Not so much in an overall, flashy way, but in a way that very much expresses our culture and conveys what makes New Orleans special.” PREFERRED VENDORS n Gallagher www.ajg.com Gallagher is a global insurance, risk management and consulting services company offering clients innovation across 150 countries. We apply our over 90 years of intelligence and insight to help protect our clients businesses. We form lifelong partnerships with clients and underwriters which, when combined with world class data and analytics, helps our customers grow. www.ajg.com . n MA EDR, A Joint Venture www.manning.xyz | www.eskewdumezripple.com MA/EDR is a local joint venture of Manning, APC and EskewDumezRipple that collaborated on the design and construction of the Linear Park project along Convention Center Blvd. in New Orleans. We are proud to support our community through integrity and exceptional project delivery. n Jefferson Sprinkler, Inc. http://jeffersonsprinkler.com/ n Martin Insurance Agency Inc. www.martin-agency.com n Rotolo Consultants, Inc. www.rotoloconsultants.com