Business View Magazine Feb 2023

168 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2 been our tenant team throughout this process. People do associate going to a Tips game with going to the arena. It’s a long-term partnership, and it’s great to see how they’re doing.” In other exciting events, Angel of the Winds Arena will be hosting big-name acts like Papa Roach, and the Professional Bull Riders, who will return for two dates in 2023. “2022 is our highest event income year of all time. We are really pleased with the level of shows, and the different variety of promoters, the number of ticket sales, and ancillary spending on all those types of things. We really feel we have a great ability to build even on that this year,” asserts Margolis. As for what comes next, he maintains that with strong event years, comes the ability to continue to reinvest in the building. “A priority to us is that balance of our improvements of the back end systems that no one sees, but are super important to the facility being viable, but at the same time, also making sure we have a component of our investment in the facility that is public-facing, improves the experience, is really in your face, and shows that we’re taking seriously the appearance and the ability for this facility to perform, and are invested into that improvement.” “ So that’s kind of our goal is great events, continued improvement and investment into the facility, both front and back,” he concludes. PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Pritchard Sports & Entertainment www.pritchardsports.com n Landmark Event Staffing Services Inc. www.landmarkeventstaff.com