Business View Magazine | May 2019

73 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MAY 2019 THE SEAGATE CONVENT ION CENTRE Lansing, Michigan, and, Lexington, Kentucky.” Helping SeaGate to compete is its participation in SMG’s robust national program that all of its managed facilities follow. “When you come to our facility, you’re going to get that consistency with the SMG policies and procedures, and how we do business,” Miller states. “Our competitive advantage is our staff and the service levels we’re able to provide.” He does admit, however, to some of the Centre’s drawbacks: “We have an older, tired facility that’s been around for quite a few years and hasn’t had a lot of tender loving care. And our hotel property situation isn’t the greatest, right now, either.” That being said, the playing field is about to be further leveled via some new construction projects, recently announced by the Lucas County Board of Commissioners. This summer will see the start of a $70 million project with three aspects: a 15-20,000-sq.-ft. ballroom, capable of seating up to 1,000, where the entrance to an underground parking structure now exists; a new exterior for the 32-year-old