Comprehensive Community & Economic Development
Community Ventures is on a mission to create thriving communities across the Commonwealth, and part of this work is taking place in a town nestled in Bourbon County – Millersburg. This once vibrant town, fueled by the Millersburg Military Institute (MMI) and Joy Global, and its residents experienced economic hardship when these commerce engines shuttered their doors in 2006 and 2013 respectively. Residents lost jobs and the city’s tax revenues dwindled. For ten years, the city’s historic homes and businesses fell into disrepair, cascading toward demolition.
In 2016, Community Ventures began revitalizing Millersburg by purchasing the former MMI and transforming it into a bustling campus of three immaculately restored historic buildings that house a school, wedding and event venue, and a business incubator. The campus, now known as Mustard Seed Hill, draws over 100,000 people to the city annually primarily through an annual holiday event called Christmas at Mustard Seed Hill. This inaugural project in Millersburg poured life back into the charming city.