![]() ![]() “If he pulls this off, it will be very different, very unique.”Įrie owns much of the rest of the airport grounds, including the runway. “It would create a nice vibe out here,” Chadwick said. Chadwick said he feels his advertising company fits in with what Nassar wants to do. “We plan to grow, and it’s an awesome space,” said Lisa Zautke.Īt the same time, Nuf Said Advertising owner Rick Chadwick in April bought the former Convair building at the airport and in June moved his company to Erie from Lafayette. “Direct trade” is a business model that aims to get coffee bean farmers more money for their crops, with roasters such as the Zautkes interacting directly with farmers. ![]() ![]() The company just recently received a certificate of occupancy. ND Studios and ND Millwork are Nassar family companies.Įrie Coffee Roasters sells “direct trade” coffee online, and roasts the beans at the airport location, said Lisa Zautke, who owns the company with husband, Nate. In the other three spaces, he has his own real estate development company ND Studios, a custom steel fabrication company and ND Millwork and Fabrication, a millwork and general contracting company. Nassar has signed up Erie Coffee Roasters as the first outside tenant in his four existing hangar spaces. “We want to create an artistic, creative environment.” “It would bring a little flavor to the Erie area,” Nassar said of his entertainment plan. Nassar wants to attract industrial arts companies and brewpubs that could throw open their doors to host cocktail hour events with live music, similar to “First Friday” art walk events offered in the region. “It’s a good group of people coming together to support this.” “Erie’s on fire, and the Erie airport in itself is doing very well,” Nassar said. Two of the new buildings are planned to be finished in August, after Erie officials recently approved Nassar’s plans. Nassar declined to give the name of either company, because no contracts have been signed. The project is planned to be four new buildings totaling 120,000 square feet on an 8.5-acre property at 3000 Airport Drive. Nassar Development LLC owner David Nassar wants to build a trendy, creative business community at the Erie Municipal Airport - one new building and one new company at a time.Ī vintage car and motorcycle restoration shop and a craft brewer are interested in moving into the project, Nassar said. Recently, David and his wife Jennifer have moved to Franklin, TN to begin a new chapter as they lead a non-profit organization, the For Others Collective.ĭavid continues to be a highly regarded communicator who speaks at churches, conferences, and festivals, as well as consults with a variety of organizations on the topics of culture development, leadership, and systems building across the globe.Vector Air (aircraft maintenance and flight school) For over 30 years, God has used and equipped David as a gifted evangelist, author, and campus pastor of the world’s largest collegiate ministry. ![]() Soon after his conversion from Islam to Christianity, he began pursuing his new-found calling in ministry. In 1979, 9 year-old David and his family were forced to flee their home country of Iran amidst a bloody revolution, seeking asylum in America as refugees.Īt age 18, after years of difficult assimilation to a new culture during a time when Iranian-American social and political tensions were high, David found hope and redemption through a relationship with Jesus Christ. ![]()
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