Business View Magazine | July 2019

158 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JULY 2019 Another recent improvement has been the addition of heated sidewalks. “All of our primary sidewalks leading up to the main entrances are heated, so we don’t have to scramble when it snows, or if there’s ice to remove; they will automatically be warm,” Brown notes. “That’s been a beneficial improvement. It’s a better safety situation, with some pretty significant labor savings, and it will also create some outdoor exhibit space.” “Last summer, in the arena, we put a new video scoreboard and replaced all the ribbon boards at a cost of $1.6 million,” Brown continues. “And we’ve totally renovated all the rest rooms, the team rooms, and dressing rooms. They all have state- of-the-art heating and cooling systems, Corian countertops, LED lighting, touchless fixtures, tile floors, stainless steel toilet partitions - all those things. And we’ve created a new guest services training center. It has sit-down capacity, classroom style, for 60 people, so whether we’re talking guest services, or security personnel before a major event or concert, we’ve got a good environment. It has a 60-inch, LED TV so we’re able to use multi-media for exchanging information. And typical of most buildings of our type, security is a high priority, so we’ve dramatically improved our security command center with cameras, monitoring systems, and personnel training.” More improvements are on the way. Brown explains, “We’re in the process, right now, of having a digital antenna system or DAS. (DAS is a network of spatially separated antenna nodes connected to a common source via a transport medium that provides wireless cellular service within a geographic area or structure.) Boingo is the vendor who we’re contracted with for that. We continue working on changing our lamps from incandescent, quartz, or high pressure fluorescents, to LEDs. If we’re on track, we should have that finished in the next three to five years – a big investment. We’re looking at putting a new sound system in the arena – that’s a million dollar-plus investment. And we’re constantly replacing our computer infrastructure in terms of Wi-Fi and other digital services that are available. Compared to most buildings, our capital project list is pretty WWW.HARLOWENTERPRISESINC.NET info@harlowenterprisesinc.net Landscape design & installation • Outdoor kitchen & living areas Paver patio & driveway installation Modular block, natural stone & timber retaining wall design & installation Lawn & landscape maintenance • Fertilization • Lawn & native seeding Tree removal & lot clearing • Snow removal • Residential & commercial