CLEANR co-founder Max Pennington is excited to talk about innovation. After all, creativity is the center point of the Cleveland-based startup intent on keeping plastic microfibers from flowing into sewer systems during the laundry cycle.
Building a transformative technology in Northeast Ohio can have knock-on effects locally as well, such as drawing young talent that might otherwise look to the coasts, says Pennington, whose nascent filtration company runs out of the Think[box] makerspace at Case Western Reserve University.
“People want to work in a fun, fast, challenging environment,” says Pennington. “That culture can draw talent that also wants to be around each other. Without innovation or having a unique approach, you won’t be able to get people to buy into what you’re doing.”
CLEANR founders Chip Miller, Max Pennington and David…
