May 6, 2025 – A long-awaited addition to Uptown Marysville’s event scene has arrived with the opening of the Luminary Event Space, a premier venue designed for memorable gatherings and celebrations. Located at 129 N. Main Street, the Luminary is situated in the lower level of BUILD Cowork + Space Marysville, […]
March 11, 2025 – The historic Grace A.M.E. Church, a cornerstone of downtown Bellefontaine’s history since the late 1800s, is set to begin a new chapter. Small Nation and Brittany Saxton, owner of Six Hundred Downtown, have partnered to acquire and renovate the property at 233 S. Main St., transforming it […]
Piqua Station Property Overhead at 113 E. High St.
August 28, 2024 – Small Nation, a Bellefontaine-based real estate developer, and Piqua’s Winans Coffee & Chocolate will be joining forces on the collaboration of a new project in downtown Piqua, Ohio. The property, named “Piqua Station” and located at 113 E. High St., […]
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 […]
August 25, 2022 – Small Nation is pleased to introduce its newest project, Rainbow Row Bellefontaine, located at 114-122 Chillicothe Avenue. The group of five brick buildings and seven loft apartments will pay homage to Charleston, South Carolina’s Rainbow Row that includes 13 […]
Last Wednesday, Jason Duff and the Small Nation team visited Marshalltown, Iowa, for a full day tour of the downtown and keynote presentation at the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce annual banquet. Marshalltown is located 50 miles northwest of Iowa’s capital city Des Moines. A city of almost 28,000 residents, the town is […]
Last week, the Small Nation team traveled to West Des Moines, Iowa, to tour their historic district, meet with local leaders and business owners, and lead a neighborhood workshop as the city works to update the Historic West Des Moines Master Plan, focusing on the City’s Valley Junction district and surrounding residential neighborhoods. […]
BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO, March 15, 2021 — Small Nation, a Bellefontaine, Ohio company dedicated to creating development, revitalization and business solutions for small towns, opened the flagship location of BUILD Cowork + Space in Bellefontaine March 1, 2021.
BUILD Cowork + Space is a collaborative work community designed to inspire, connect and enable small businesses and solopreneurs in small towns. BUILD’s Bellefontaine […]
The transformation is underway and soon this block of three storefronts will be home to three new businesses in downtown Bellefontaine.
The trio of storefronts located at 117, 121 and 123 West Columbus Avenue was owned by Bill and Carole Barrett for many years. Small Nation purchased these over the summer and started […]
Small Nation is pleased to welcome Bo Alexander as the new Community Manager for BUILD Cowork + Space Bellefontaine, launching this fall in downtown Bellefontaine, OH. Bo has a background and experience in customer service, marketing, and technology, and will be a terrific asset and resource for the businesses and entrepreneurs who will live, dream, and create inside BUILD Cowork […]