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Bill Taft
American musician
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Oct 3, 2026
Brian Shutt and Bill Taft on Rebuilding Indiana, One Neighborhood at a Time
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8:52Greg EnasHOST
You guys weren't professional real estate developers or things like that, but how have you been used to really catalyze and activate growth in these particular neighborhoods around town? Whoever wants to start there.
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9:09Bill TaftGUEST
So I took that interest in history and rehabbing old houses and ended up getting a master's in historic preservation at Ball State.
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9:19Bill TaftGUEST
And I came out of that and started out as a main street manager in Richmond, Indiana, and did that for a couple of years and.
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9:27Bill TaftGUEST
learned a tremendous amount there about the economic development side of downtown revitalization.
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9:32Bill TaftGUEST
And from that, got interested in this idea of community development and community development organizations.
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39:15Greg EnasHOST
Can you give us a real example with Boots on the Ground, a real town that you're working with where you've experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly? Apprise us of those three features as we wade into this.