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Bring Back the Bustle

Bring Back the Bustle

Written by: The Rural Revitalization Fund
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 This show is about business, real estate, and rural culture. It’s for anyone interested in community development, in making money in rural real estate or rural small businesses, or in understanding society and culture, particularly in rural America. We started the show to shed light on how data centers and manufacturing plants can lead the way back for once thriving towns left behind due to globalization.© 2025 Rural Revitalization Fund Economics Personal Finance Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • Combatting Rural Blight

    Combatting Rural Blight
    Jan 19 2026
    Ways to Combat Rural Blight In rural America, one of the consequences of globalization is blight. Many buildings sit idle or in utter disrepair. There’s no code enforcement to speak of. As long as the property owners pay taxes, sometimes as little as a couple hundred dollars per year, they are permitted to hold their property and bring down the value of everyone else’s. Welcome to Bring Back the Bustle, a podcast about revitalizing rural America. I’m Shavon Jones, your host. Today’s episode is about combatting rural blight to attract investment in rural America. If you reside in a major […]
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    17 mins
  • Rehab Versus New Build

    Rehab Versus New Build
    Jan 12 2026
    An Analysis of Rehab vs. New Build in Rural Development To rehabilitate an existing building or to build from the ground up, that is the question. It’s a dilemma that plays out with rural investments in particular because rural towns usually have many vacant lots and dilapidated buildings from which to choose. Hi, welcome to Bring Back the Bustle, a podcast about revitalizing rural America. I’m Shavon Jones, your host. This week we’re discussing the impact of the rehab versus new build decision on rural investment returns. So that’s where we’re going to end up—with a formula or process for […]
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    14 mins
  • Power Play: How to Invest in Energy

    Power Play: How to Invest in Energy
    Jan 5 2026
    How to Make Money Investing in Energy Aside from the data centers themselves, the biggest money maker in real estate today is in power plants built to serve AI data centers. Hi. Welcome to Bring Back the Bustle, a podcast about revitalizing rural America. I’m Shavon Jones, your host. A bit of housekeeping before we delve into this episode: First, Happy New Year. We’ve been off since Thanksgiving both for the holiday season and also to prepare for our capital campaign which is underway as I speak. Interested accredited investors can request a copy of our Private Placement Memo using […]
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    10 mins
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