William LaPlace

JumpStart, Inc. is a non profit organization that supports entrepreneurial service organizations. The firm advises, invests in, assists and accelerates Northeast Ohio's early-stage ideas and companies. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

United Way of Summit & Medina operates as a fundraisers. It supports individual and families education, income, and health. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation operates as a non-profit academic, research, and medical center. It offers clinic and hospital care with research and education services. The company was founded by Charles Posternack, George W. Crile, Frank E. Bunts, William E. Lower and John Phillips on February,5 1921 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Fleishman Hillard, Inc. is a strategic communications company. It provides public relations, public affairs and marketing communications services. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Produced Water Absorbents, Inc. provides waste treatment solutions and services to the oil and gas industry. It's services include mixing technologies, energy, water technologies, and integration. The company was founded in June 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

ABS Materials, Inc. develops reactive glass products and nanosands. Its BioMix-Osorb is a specialty, reductive soil media to accelerate plant growth, preserve healthy soil function, and protect surface water impacted by nonpoint/storm water pollution. The firm provides advanced material products and solutions to a variety of industries, including energy, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, and chemical processing. The company was founded in December 2008 by Paul L. Edmiston and Stephen R. Spoonamore and is headquartered in Wooster, OH.

Ashland Precision Tooling LLC produces a variety of tooling for the industrial and automotive businesses. It offers forge tooling, cold forming, heat treating, bearing tooling and precision etching. The company is headquartered in Ashland, OH.

7signal Solutions, Inc. provides wireless performance optimization solutions for wireless LAN applications. Its product Sapphire system is a vendor agnostic solution that works with any wireless access point which allows users to manage WLAN performance and generate Wi-Fi analytics as well as obtain information and directions for step-by-step Wi-Fi network optimization. The company serves hospitals, universities, enterprises, and distribution centers. 7signal Solutions was founded by Veli-Pekka Ketonen and Marko Pirinen in February 2006 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

The Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) is an organization that aims to create equitable, thriving, and just communities by supporting healthy nonprofits. The non-profit company is based in Charlottesville, VA. The company serves as a champion, learning partner, and advisor to nonprofits.

Main Street Wooster, Inc. is a non-profit organization which engages in the organization, design, promotion, and economic restructuring of the city of Wooster. Its members include businesses in the retail, service, governmental, education, and non-profit sectors. The organization was founded in June 1985 and is headquartered in Wooster, OH.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

GAR Foundation is a non-profit organization. It focuses on funding systemic solutions such as early child education, K-16 education, and economic and workforce development, and also community programs in the areas of basic needs, art and culture, and nonprofit sector leadership. The company was founded by Galen Roush and Ruth Roush in 1967 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Corrpro Companies, Inc. provides cathodic protection systems and engineering services. Its products include anodes, backfill, cable, coatings, adhesives and tapes. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Ohio Aerospace Institute is a research organization. The firm offers research and technology development services. It focuses on bringing together companies, universities and governmental entities to provide educational and training and networking and information exchange programs in aerospace workforce. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Brook Park, OH.

Materion Brush, Inc. engages in the provision of beryllium, beryllium alloys and beryllia ceramic. Its products are use in the field of communications, medicine, safety, discovery, energy, and transportation. The company was founded by Charles B. Sawyer and Charles F. Brush Jr. on January 9, 1931 and is headquartered in Mayfield Heights, OH.

Playhouse Square Foundation is a non-for-profit performing arts center that aims to engage individuals and attract guests to its annual events. The organization offers real estate services, space rentals and group and private tours. The organization was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

MAPI, Inc. is a non porift organization that connects manufacturing leaders. It offers education programs and manufacturing-specific business research. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

SAE International engages in the designing, manufacturing, operation and maintenance of automobiles, aircraft, space vehicles and commercial vehicles. It focuses on encouraging a lifetime of learning for mobility engineering professionals and setting the standards for industry engineering. The company is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Central Hockey League operates a professional minor league hockey teams playing in small to medium-sized markets primarily in central and southwestern US states. The league, which was started in 1992, is managed and operated by WPHL, a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.