Heritage Ohio Director of Preservation Frank Quinn presents the award to Small Nation Founder Jason Duff and Project Manager Ann Donnelly Hamilton.
October 11, 2023 – On Tuesday at the Heritage Ohio Annual Conference, Small Nation was recognized with an honorable mention award for Best Downtown Placemaking for their Historic Walking Tour of […]
September 12, 2023 – The last storefront in the newly completed Rainbow Row Bellefontaine will soon be occupied as a new plant shop will be moving in. Eden Haus, owned by Kaity Overmyer, will feature a selection of specialty houseplants and accessories, taking her longtime hobby and making it into a business.
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September 8, 2023 – North Main Street in Downtown Bellefontaine will soon be home to a brand-new bath and body store. The Naked Goat Bath & Body will open with the goal of providing the finest quality, cleanest, and most unique products around.
Owner Shary […]
Rainbow Row Bellefontaine post-redevelopment.
August 18, 2023 – After a year-long renovation period, the final touches on Small Nation’s Rainbow Row Bellefontaine project have been completed. The five-storefront building was purchased by Small Nation in August of 2021 with emergency and structural repairs completed soon after. Redevelopment […]
July 18, 2023 – A new photography studio has opened up in Downtown Bellefontaine. Indigo & Lace, a photography studio specializing in newborn, maternity, and milestones, recently moved into the Main Street Marketplace taking four years of experience to a brick-and-mortar space.
Whitney Organ, photographer and owner of Indigo & Lace, started […]
July 7, 2023 – Last week, energy company Hodson Energy celebrated the opening of their Ohio field office in the Main Street Marketplace in Downtown Bellefontaine.
Hodson Energy is a clean energy company focused on developing utility-scale solar assets. The company was founded to support a responsible energy transition while driving economic development […]
The Small Nation team with Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council.
June 16, 2023 – Members of the Small Nation team took a trip to our nation’s capital this week to meet with business organizations and Congressional offices, advocating on behalf of small businesses in Bellefontaine, Ohio, […]
June 1, 2023 – This month, seven new short-term rentals will become available in Downtown Bellefontaine. Julie “Julz” Greene, along with her husband, Dr. Norman “Norm” Greene, will be opening these innovative rental properties on the second floor of Rainbow Row Bellefontaine on West Chillicothe Avenue.
Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, the couple moved to […]
May 23, 2023 – Small Nation Founder and CEO Jason Duff has accepted an invitation to join the first ever Board of Advisors for Winans Chocolates + Coffee. Winans is a handcrafted chocolates and coffee company based in Piqua, Ohio. They currently have 19 locations around the Dayton and Columbus areas.
Winans originally […]
May 19, 2023 – This past weekend, a new escape room opened its doors in downtown Bellefontaine, Ohio. Decode Zone, an enigmatic family-friendly escape room experience, moved into the Main Street Marketplace offering a new and fun activity to the downtown entertainment scene.
Owners Jaron and Janna Schmelzer were inspired to […]