Oregon Rainmakers: Developing Eugene’s Butterfly Lot and building homes in downtown
Dan Neal, founder of Paradigm Properties, talks about his upcoming project to build dozens of apartments downtown and building multi-family homes in Eugene.

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Hosted by Zac Ziegler, Michael Dunne · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 21 episodes
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KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers is a podcast where we talk to leaders creating community success in western and central Oregon. Our region is rich with leadership stories that aren’t being told, so we decided to create a podcast where we can have a conversation with the very leaders in Oregon who are moving our community forward. Every other week, we launch a new in-depth conversation with a person who is either creating wealth, policy, or opportunity for Oregon to continue to thrive today, and into the future. It could be a CEO or business leader, it could be an elected official, entrepreneur, or nonprofit leader, but the conversation will always focus on an important driver of community prosperity.
Zac Ziegler, Michael Dunne hosts Oregon Rainmakers, a business show with 21 episodes published.
Dan Neal, founder of Paradigm Properties, talks about his upcoming project to build dozens of apartments downtown and building multi-family homes in Eugene.
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Dan Neal
Paradigm Properties
1 appearance on this show
Jamie Floyd
Ninkasi
2 appearances on this show
owners of Bicycle Way of Life
Bicycle Way of Life
1 appearance on this show
Samara Phelps
Travel Lane County
1 appearance on this show
Greg Sutherland
House of Records
1 appearance on this show
Christopher Colbert
National Freedom Studio
1 appearance on this show
Kelly Johnson
Arts and Business Alliance of Eugene
1 appearance on this show
Paula Silvia
Port of San Diego
1 appearance on this show
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Oregon Rainmakers is hosted by Zac Ziegler, Michael Dunne. The show is categorised under business (society) and has published 21 episodes.
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