Will NASA move HQ to Cleveland? Local leaders say it would ‘help all of Northeast Ohio'
'The excitement of those astronauts coming home, NASA Glenn was involved in that. It's natural that it would come here because NASA Glenn is involved in every directive of the space program,' said Matt Dolan, CEO of Team NEO.
Dolan is among a group of more than 20 business leaders who co-signed a letter urging the White House and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman 'to relocate NASA Headquarters from the D.C. Beltway to the Buckeye State — the heart of the American Midwest and the birthplace of aviation.'
The lease for NASA's headquarters in D.C. is up in 2028.
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While they haven't announced any plans or a decision, Team NEO is being proactive in creating a larger plan for Northeast Ohio.
'We are compiling a number of sites, whether it be for building a new headquarters, renovating an existing building. We are definitely looking around Glenn, downtown, places that are 30-minute drive from there so we can build a space village and economy. So when the headquarters comes here, so does the space businesses and technologies that go with it,' said Dolan.
If NASA were to relocate, it would bring thousands of employees to work in person here in Northeast Ohio.
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In the meantime, Dolan said his group will continue to work on incentive programs to help attract NASA headquarters here.
'That is the excitement we can bring and the economic boom that comes with it will help all of Northeast Ohio,' said Dolan.
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