How to Rehab Rural Downtown Communities

Bring Back the Bustle

Sep 29 2025 | 00:19:55

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Show Notes

How to Use Historic Tax Credits as a Financing Tool in Rural Downtown Communities Greetings and welcome to another episode of Bring Back the Bustle, a podcast about revitalizing rural America. I’m Shavon Jones, your host. Today we’re discussing historic tax credits as a financing tool in rural downtown communities. When you visit rural communities, often, downtown has become a ghost town. Many buildings are vacant. Some are completely run down. Often, though, these buildings are old. Some of them have architectural significance. Others are significant to a time of growth and commerce in rural America. Putting those old buildings […]

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