Revitalize Richmond
A New Chapter for the Heart of Richmond
Revitalize Richmond is a community-powered initiative transforming our downtown into a hub of living, learning, and leisure. Led by Earlham College and driven by local partners, we’re restoring historic spaces, building new connections, and creating opportunities to bring people together in the heart of Richmond.
Richmond is a place we can proudly grow — together.
Special thanks
To our community partners
Areas of focus
Revitalize Richmond includes three areas of focus: Activate, Build, and Connect. The projects in these areas are mutually beneficial to Earlham and our neighbors in Wayne County and include the development of new urban housing in downtown Richmond, improved transit connecting Earlham’s campus to downtown, new outdoor recreation opportunities in the Whitewater Valley Gorge and other quality-of-place improvements to help Earlham and Richmond grow together.
Activate
Making downtown vibrant with businesses, events, creativity, and opportunity
Build
Renovating and restoring historic spaces for modern use
Connect
Improving access and movement between campus and downtown
Revitalize Richmond by the Numbers
downtown buildings targeted for redevelopment
plus in revitalization investment
new downtown destinations in progress
acre gorge activated for recreation
The scope of the projects included in the ‘Revitalize Richmond’ initiative would typically take decades to effectively secure funding for. Now we can move confidently and quickly forward on key efforts that have been planned to secure a strong future for our community.”
– Valerie Shaffer, president, Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County
Richmond’s greatest asset is its ability to collaborate. When the opportunity presents itself, our community comes together. We can make it happen, and right now, the timing is perfect!”
– Monica Koechlein, Richmond Symphony Orchestra & Stamm Koechlein Family Foundation
Office of Small Business Success
Revitalize Richmond, a five-year initiative led by Earlham College to drive economic growth in the city, is proud to announce the hiring of John Przybysz as its inaugural director of small business success. The key appointment follows the launch of a strategic partnership with Downtown Strategies, a nationally recognized consulting firm specializing in small business development and downtown revitalization.
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