Business 1 on 1 with Brian Corrigan, co-owner of Macon Tent Rentals Inc.

Brian Corrigan, co-owner with Jeff Holloway of Macon Tent Rentals Inc., 505 Industrial Way E., Macon, 746-8269, www.macontentrentals.com.

How long have you been in business?: The business has been around since early 1970. Holloway's father bought the company in 1989, and Corrigan and Holloway bought it in July 2014.

"Jeff grew up in the business ... so he's worked in the business for 20 years. I was with the business about eight years ago and chose a different direction, and then in July of last year we realized that the two of us were a great partnership. ... Jeff is head of operations, installations, out in the field ... and leading the crews. I'm the event guy, being the one who is on the promotional side, working and networking with our brides and vendors and marketing directors and event planners."

What do you like best about your job?: For me, what I love best is the relationships that are established with families, with other event professionals and with the event coordinators and businesses that I work with. It's a relationship business, and our goal is providing the highest quality available. ... It's a joy for us to see the finished product after we've been able to achieve that for a client.

What is your specialty?: "Our goal is to be a turnkey event production business. Beyond the tents, we do all the tent accessories, which include lighting, staging, dance floor, tables, chairs, linens. We like to say we are in the stress-reduction business.

"About a third of what we do is wedding, about a third is corporate biz events and about a third will be a collegiate or high school event."

What are your future plans?: "Our future plan, which we're implementing, is continuing to upgrade and update inventory. ... We're looking at expanding relationships so we can expand our 90-mile radius.

-- Linda S. Morris

This story was originally published November 1, 2015 at 10:45 PM with the headline "Business 1 on 1 with Brian Corrigan, co-owner of Macon Tent Rentals Inc. ."