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Park 82 The survey also indicated that the majority of Full survey results are available at www.strongsville.
Strongsville’s business base located in City because org
 86 acres; 100% developed of:
Quality of Life
 1,349,280 SF of build-out  Proximity to Freeways
For the betterment of the business base and the
 Home to over 15 companies that employ over  Workforce Availability community’s residents, Strongsville maintains a
1,000 employees vibrant retail sector, including the 1.65 million
 Access to Customers square foot SouthPark Mall.
 Major employers in the park: Darice Inc, (a
division of Michael’s), Intralot, and Dealer Tire  Quality of Life SouthPark Mall contains the largest collection of

Importantly, the City of Strongsville offers the
opportunity to grow with over 1,000 acres of
undeveloped, greenfield sites available, including
169 acres of shovel-ready land owned by the City.

Business retention is the number one priority of
the City’s Economic Development Department.
To that end and in partnership with Ohio State
University, the City of Strongsville conducts Business
Retention & Expansion (BR&E) surveys focused on
the City’s manufacturing, high tech, and headquarter
facilities. The most recent survey completed in
2016 revealed that:

 91% of businesses rated Strongsville as a good/
excellent place to do business

 94% of businesses rated the overall quality of
life in Strongsville as good/excellent

 94% of businesses would recommend Strongsville
to another business

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