Business View Magazine May 2023

128 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 5 to stay ahead of the trends. He’s an active member of the International Association of Venue Managers, which hosts monthly calls to look at trends in the industry. “I really think that the trends are constantly changing and we’re paying close attention to those to make sure that we’re able to keep up and make sure that people are having not only a good experience, but a sustainable experience,” Miller says. While Miller isn’t a fan of the saying “if you build it, they will come,” he admits that it’s been true in the Glass City Center’s case. The newly renovated facility has been attracting a lot of attention, with about 125,000 people coming through the center in the past year. Over the next five to seven years, he’s hoping to see that jump to 250,000. “I really think that’s a goal that is really attainable based on the interest so far,” he says. “We are going to keep developing those relationships with clients that haven’t been to Toledo in a long time or have maybe been here but haven’t come back in a while. We want to make sure they know that Toledo is a new downtown. It’s a new community. It’s a new convention center. There’s a lot of things to do here.” PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Lathrop https://www.turnerconstruction.com/office- network/maumee