November 13, 2023 – Revival Design Collective, Small Nation’s architecture and design partners, were recognized by the American Institute of Architects – Dayton chapter with a Merit Award for Rainbow Row Bellefontaine last Thursday. The Focus on Design Awards Celebration, hosted at the Steam Plant in downtown Dayton, was established to promote […]
October 23, 2023 – Earlier this month, Triple Moon Design Co. became the newest business to open in Downtown Bellefontaine’s Main Street Marketplace, offering a creative outlet for people to explore the intersection of art and design.
Owner Jessica Thompson started her business as a way […]
April 6, 2023 – Last week, team members from Six Hundred Downtown Pizzeria in Downtown Bellefontaine, OH, traveled to Las Vegas, NV, to attend the International Pizza Expo & Conference and compete in the World Pizza Games. The expo, which is the largest pizza show worldwide, had a record-breaking year with […]
March 23, 2023 – Next week, team members from Six Hundred Downtown will once again head to Las Vegas, NV, to attend the International Pizza Expo & Conference and compete in the World Pizza Games. Owner Brittany Saxton and managers Nathan Wilson and Daulton Cornell will travel to Vegas on March 28 – […]
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 […]
By Walker Evans
Renovated historic apartment buildings, hip local restaurants, quaint boutique stores and even a coworking spot and axe-throwing venue. No, we’re not talking about the Short North or Easton Town Center or Bridge Park in Dublin. This is what you’ll find if you make a 60-minute drive northwest to Bellefontaine, Ohio (pop. 14,115).
Over the past decade, a dedicated group […]
Small Nation was in Ohio’s first and third capital last week to tour the town and visit with the Mayors’ Partnership for Progress. On Wednesday, October 13, Small Nation Founder and CEO Jason Duff traveled to Chillicothe, Ohio, and toured the downtown area with the mayor and other local community leaders […]
Small Nation Founder and CEO Jason Duff will deliver keynote remarks at the annual National Rural Economic Developers Association (NREDA) conference in Louisville, KY, on Wednesday, November 10.
Founded in 1989, the National Rural Economic Developers Association is an individual-member, professional organization dedicated exclusively to the advancement of rural development, the development of […]
Small Nation, a real estate investment and marketing firm in Bellefontaine Ohio, is pleased to announce that Doug Olsen will be joining the company as the Vice President of Real Estate beginning August 2nd, 2021.
Doug joins Small Nation with a background in real estate development, both as a licensed real estate agent since 2017 and personal real estate investments of […]
Bellefontaine-based real estate development firm Small Nation has acquired the Historic Opera & Empire Blocks in Downtown Bellefontaine. The three-story, 10 storefront building encompasses over 40,000 square feet and includes the addresses of 110-118 Court Ave, 125-137 S Main St. The original structure was built in the late 19th century and is an iconic cornerstone of the downtown landscape […]