Business View Magazine June 2023

75 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 6 TAMPA CONVENT ION CENTER knows we’ve been waiting for them.” Maintaining a symbiotic partnership with the Amalie Arena is also essential for the coordination of major happenings in the city. “We’ve had big events like the Republican National Convention, where the arena was the host site for the actual event, but our convention center was a needed auxiliary for the media center and credentialing. We’ve had the Super Bowl where the media center was at the convention center,” portrays Corrada. “There are so many events that happen at Amalie arena where we need the convention center in tandem.” He adds that the hotel community is also a vital part of the process, noting, “Without our hotels stepping up and helping cobble together room blocks to host these events, it’s also very, very difficult. Conventioneers and attendees need a