The Aerozone District

Every Advantage in One Place
The Aerozone Alliance comprises six communities, NASA Glenn Research Center, and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, all with a shared vision to excel in the emerging global economy. These lead collaborators, generously supported by Cuyahoga County, have embarked on an unprecedented partnership to create a leading-edge district in which to live, work, and grow.
Explore Your Possibilities in the Aerozone
In any business, seamless collaboration – with government entities, research and development organizations, and other nearby businesses – helps drive growth and innovation. The Aerozone delivers all that, and more. Through the Aerozone Alliance, key stakeholders in this economic development neighborhood have joined forces to create an area in tune with the cadences of the global economy.
If you think your business would thrive by relocating to one of Northeast Ohio’s hottest emerging innovation districts, we should talk.
Community Stakeholders:
- Baldwin Wallace University
- Bellaire Puritas Development Corporation
- Blue Phoenix
- City of Berea
- City of Brook Park
- City of Cleveland
- City of Fairview Park
- City of Middleburg Heights
- City of North Olmsted
- City of Rocky River
- City of Strongsville
- City of Westlake
- Comsat Architects
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
- Cleveland Metroparks
- CMIT Solutions
- Cuyahoga County Council
- Cuyahoga County Economic Development Commission
- Cuyahoga County Planning Commission
- Evolution Partners
- Fund for our Economic Future
- George Gund Foundation
- Greater Cleveland Partnership
- IRG Realty Advisors
- JumpStart, Inc.
- Makovich & Pusti Architects, Inc
- McDonald Hopkins
- MondoBrain
- NASA Glenn Research Center
- NOACA
- North Coast Drone Alliance
- Ohio Aerospace Institute
- Paragon TEC
- Paran Management Company
- Park Corporation, Park Family Foundation, and Park Industries
- Persistent Systems Ltd.
- Prairie Wind Group
- Riverside Company
- Tamarack Aerial Services
- Team NEO
- Technion
- Tech Park
- Wenk Foundation
- Weston
- West Park Kamm’s Corners
- Zin Technologies
The Aerozone Alliance: A Partnership of Assets, Resources, and Investors
Aerozone Alliance
www.aerozonealliance.org
Contact
Hrishue Mahalaha, Executive Director
22800 Cedar Point Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44142
(216) 272.7655
Baldwin Wallace University
https://www.bw.edu/
Contacts
Robert C. Helmer, President
John DiGennaro, Director of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness
Bellaire Puritas Development Corporation
https://www.facebook.com/BellairePuritas
Contact
Melissa Miller, Community Development Director
City of Berea
http://cityofberea.org/297/Mayors-Office
Contacts
Cyril Kleem, Mayor
Matthew Madzy, Economic Development
11 Berea Commons
Berea, Ohio 44017
(440) 826.5803
City of Brook Park
http://www.cityofbrookpark.com/
Contacts
Edward Orcutt, Mayor
Paul Marnecheck, Economic Development Commissioner
6161 Engle Road
Brook Park, Ohio 44142
City of Cleveland
http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/
Contacts
Justin Bibb, Mayor
Charles Slife, Councilman
601 Lakeside Ave., Rm 501
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216) 664.2210
City of Fairview Park
https://www.fairviewpark.org/
Contacts
Patrick J. Cooney, Mayor
Mary Kay Costello, Public Service and Development Director
20777 Lorain Road
Fairview Park, Ohio 44126-2018
(440) 356.4412
City of Middleburg Heights
https://middleburgheights.com/
Contacts
Matthew Castelli, Mayor
Charles Bichara, Director of Economic Development
City of North Olmsted
https://www.north-olmsted.com/
Contacts
Nicole Dailey Jones, Mayor
Max Upton, MPA, Director of Economic and Community Development
5200 Dover Center Road
North Olmsted, Ohio 44070
City of Rocky River
https://www.rrcity.com/
Contact
Pamela Bobst, Mayor
City of Strongsville
https://www.strongsville.org/government/mayor-s-office
Contacts
Thomas P. Perciak, Mayor
Brent Painter, Economic Development Director
Comsat Architects
https://www.comsat-architects.com/
Contact
Kul Bhasin, Founder and CEO
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
https://www.clevelandairport.com/
Contacts
Dennis D. Kramer, P.E., Chief of Planning & Engineering
John Hoose, Manager, Development
5300 Riverside Drive
P.O. Box 81009
Cleveland, Ohio 44181-0009
Cleveland Metroparks
https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com
Contact
Brian Zimmerman, Chief Executive Officer
Criterion, City of Brook Park
Cuyahoga County Council
http://council.cuyahogacounty.us/en-us/district-2.aspx
Contact
Dale Miller, Cuyahoga County Council District 2
Cuyahoga County Economic Development Commission
http://executive.cuyahogacounty.us/
Contact
Paul Herdeg, Deputy Chief Economic Development Officer
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission
https://www.countyplanning.us/about/staff/
Contacts
Mary Cierebiej, AICP, Executive Director
Patrick Hewitt, Planning Manager, Strategy & Development
2079 East 9th Street, Suite 5-300
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(216) 443.3720
Fund for our Economic Future
https://www.thefundneo.org/
Contacts
Bethia Burke, President
William Seelbach, Board Member
Greater Cleveland Partnership
https://www.gcpartnership.com/
Contact
Baiju R. Shah, President and CEO
1240 Huron Road East
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(216) 592.2258
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
https://www.riderta.com
Contact
Floun’say R. Caver, PhD, Chief Operating Officer/ Deputy General Manager – Operations
1240 Huron Road East
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
IRG Realty Advisors
https://www.irgra.com/
Contact
Michele Kiernan, Vice President, Asset Development Manager
JumpStart
https://www.jumpstartinc.org/
Contact
Ray Leach, Founding Chief Executive Officer
MAGNET
https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org
Contact
Ethan Karp, President and CEO
Manufacturing Works
https://www.mfgworkscle.org
Contact
Pat Patsey, President and CEO
McDonald Hopkins
https://mcdonaldhopkins.com/Home
Contacts
Michael W. Wise, Member, Board of Directors
Kirstyn Wildey, Associate
NASA Glenn Research Center
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/
Contact
Larry A. Sivic, Associate Director
NOACA
https://www.noaca.org/
Contacts
Grace Gallucci, Executive Director and CEO
Lawrence Hall, Transportation Planner
North Coast Drone Alliance
https://norcoda.org
Contact
Corey Snipes, Board President
Ohio Aerospace Institute
https://oai.org/about/
Contacts
John Sankovic, President and CEO
Christopher Hocevar, Director, Accounting and Finance
22800 Cedar Point Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44142
(440) 962.3000
Paragon TEC
http://paragon-tec.com/
Contact
Gail Dolman-Smith, CEO
Paran Management Company
https://www.paranmgt.com/
Contact
Joseph Shafran, Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Prairie Wind Group
www.prairiewindgroup.com
Contact
Cliff Wood, President
Riverside Company
https://www.riversidecompany.com/
Contact
Bill Seelbach, Senior Advisor
Tamarack Aerial Services
www.tasdrones.com
Contact
Christopher D. Pugh, VP Finance and Operations
Team NEO
https://northeastohioregion.com/
Contact
Bill Koehler, Chief Executive Officer
Tech Park
Contacts
Paul Goldberg
Kerry Chelm
Weston
https://www.teamweston.com/
Contact
Suzanne Broadbent, Commercial Real Estate Director of Sales and Marketing
Zin Technologies
https://www.zin-tech.com/
Contact
Carlos M. Grodsinsky, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer and Sr. Vice President of Technology