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The Research Park Corp. board of directors has voted to hire Malone alumnus Byron C. Clayton as its CEO after a six-month national search. Clayton, an economic developer, is currently the vice president of cluster acceleration for NorTech, a nonprofit group in Cleveland. He earned his bachelor degree in business management from Malone and was voted the most outstanding senior in his class. Clayton holds a Doctor of Management in Mergers and Acquisitions from Case Western Reserve University; a Master of Business Administration from Myers University, and has completed coursework at Tuskegee University.