Your Collaborative Aviation Partners
CLEvolution Terminal Modernization Development Program
Proven Airport Experience. United Around Cleveland.
The Weitz-Panzica JV, with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) as Lead Designer/Architect, brings together proven aviation experience, integrated design-build delivery, and firsthand knowledge of Cleveland to advance the CLEvolution Terminal Modernization Development Program.
Weitz and SOM successfully delivered the award-winning Kansas City International Airport Harry S. Truman Terminal, a major airport program that required the same kind of close coordination and disciplined execution that CLEvolution demands.
That shared experience is complemented by Panzica’s established Cleveland presence and Weitz-Panzica JV’s current work at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Together, we bring both the perspective to deliver a transformational aviation program and the local knowledge to make it successful in Cleveland.
One Team. One Vision.
One Cleveland Gateway.
Our Approach
One Integrated Team. One Connected Experience.
A great airport does more than move people efficiently. It welcomes travelers, connects them to where they’re going, and shapes their first and lasting impression of a city.
Our approach brings the owner, designer, builder, operators, and stakeholders together early and keeps them aligned throughout the project. By working as one integrated team, we can identify challenges sooner, challenge assumptions, make informed decisions, and create solutions that support the airport’s long-term success.
Every decision will consider the complete passenger journey—from arrival and parking to ground transportation, the terminal, and departure. The goal is an airport experience that is intuitive, accessible, efficient, and welcoming.
And it should feel like Cleveland.
Inspired by Lake Erie, the city’s industrial heritage, and its spirit of innovation, the design will reflect the character of the North Coast while embracing the future.
The result will be a new front door for Cleveland—a civic gateway that represents the best of the city and region, and provides a comfortable, intuitive experience for arriving and departing passengers at Cleveland for decades to come.
Our approach brings the owner, designer, builder, operators, and stakeholders together early and keeps them aligned throughout the project. By working as one integrated team, we can identify obstacles sooner, challenge assumptions, make informed decisions, and create solutions that support the airport’s long-term success.
Every decision will consider the complete passenger journey—from arrival and parking to ground transportation, the terminal, and departure. The goal is an airport experience that is intuitive, accessible, efficient, and welcoming.
And it should feel like Cleveland.
Inspired by Lake Erie, the city’s industrial heritage, and its spirit of innovation, the design will reflect the character of the North Coast while embracing the future.
The result will be a new front door for Cleveland–a civic gateway that represents the best of the city and region, that provides a comfortable, intuitive experience for arriving and departing passengers at Cleveland for decades to come.
Experience That Aligns With Cleveland
CLEvolution demands a team with experience managing the scale, complexity, and coordination required to transform an active airport environment.
Our team brings that experience from both sides of the equation: major terminal delivery and firsthand knowledge of CLE.
Kansas City International Airport
Harry S. Truman Terminal
Weitz and SOM collaborated to deliver Kansas City’s New Terminal, giving our team direct experience working together on a major airport program of significant size and complexity. That shared experience provides a proven foundation for the collaboration, coordination, and integrated decision-making required to deliver CLEvolution.
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Multiple Tenant Structures Design-Build Services
Weitz-Panzica JV’s current work at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport includes airside ground support/service equipment buildings and other facilities supporting airport operations. This firsthand experience provided valuable insight into CLE’s operations, stakeholders, project requirements, and the Cleveland community.
We bring proven collaboration, national aviation expertise, design-build delivery, and local Cleveland knowledge to one team. Together, we are positioned to deliver the next generation of CLE.
Let's Build What's Next for Cleveland
One Team. One Vision.
One Cleveland Gateway.
CLEvolution represents an opportunity to create more than a new terminal. It is an opportunity to establish a new gateway for Cleveland—one that reflects the city, serves its people, and connects the region to the world.
The Weitz-Panzica Joint Venture, in collaboration with SOM, is ready to bring proven airport experience, local knowledge, and one integrated team to that opportunity.
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Are you a subcontractor, specialty contractor, or supplier interested in this project? We want to hear from you! We welcome interest from qualified firms of all sizes and strongly encourage minority-owned, women-owned, and small businesses to reach out.
Unified Team. Unified Vision.
About Weitz-Panzica JV
The Weitz-Panzica JV brings together two experienced builders currently working together on the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Multiple Tenant Structures Design-Build Services project, with the expertise and regional knowledge to deliver complex aviation projects in demanding, highly coordinated environments. The Weitz Company, a national construction leader with more than 170 years of experience, provides extensive aviation and large-scale construction expertise, specialized engineering capabilities, and strong financial and bonding capacity. Panzica Construction brings more than 70 years of experience in Cleveland as a strong, family-owned construction company, along with proven project management expertise and established relationships with local subcontractors and trade partners.
Together, the partnership combines national resources with local insight to address the unique demands of airport construction—from complex stakeholder coordination and stringent safety requirements to phased construction, active-facility constraints, and maintaining airport operations throughout the project. The team’s current work on the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Multiple Tenant Structures Design-Build Services project provides direct experience working within the airport’s active environment and coordinating the demands of ongoing aviation operations.
Safety is a fundamental commitment shared by both organizations. With a combined focus on protecting our team members, trade partners, airport operations, and passengers, and an EMR of 0.50, Weitz-Panzica JV is committed to maintaining a safe working environment throughout every phase of construction. Our teams understand the responsibility that comes with working in an active airport and will apply disciplined safety practices to help ensure everyone around the project can work and live safely.
Our teams share a commitment to collaboration, operational integrity, advanced construction practices, and disciplined project execution. This approach enables the Weitz-Panzica JV to effectively manage the complexity of aviation projects and deliver safe, high-quality facilities that support the evolving needs of airports and the communities they serve.
About Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) brings decades of specialized aviation expertise to the CLEvolution team, with experience designing and planning some of the world’s most complex airport projects. Its interdisciplinary aviation practice integrates architecture, engineering, planning, and design to create airport environments that balance operational efficiency, passenger experience, safety, and long-term adaptability. SOM understands the unique challenges of airport construction, including complex phasing and maintaining ongoing operations while facilities are transformed.
SOM’s aviation portfolio includes major projects at airports such as Kansas City, Chicago O’Hare, San Francisco, and Seattle-Tacoma. SOM brings this proven aviation expertise together with a strong understanding of how airports can function as efficient transportation facilities and distinctive gateways to their regions. Its experience collaborating with Weitz on the KCI Harry S. Truman Terminal further strengthens the team’s ability to integrate design, engineering, and construction expertise on complex aviation projects.
The Weitz-Panzica Joint Venture Team Partners