Dreamers, Drivers, Doers

Ep. 123 - Economic Development through Community Investment


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When Zac Kohl bought his East Akron home for $4,500, he wasn’t just investing in property—he was planting roots in a neighborhood he believed in. Years later, that belief has grown into a movement, with community development, housing restoration, and now adynamic new food hall at the heart of it all in this episode of Dreamers, Drivers, Doers, Zac, Executive Director of The Well CDC, joins Barry Dunaway to talk with Steve Millard about transforming Middlebury through local ownership, economic reinvestment, and restoring pride in place. From teaching neighbors how to care for their homes to creating a rooftop gathering space with purpose, this is a story of what’s possible when people build with a community—not just in one.

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