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_{By Jemima McEvoy, Forbes Staff}

In the summer of 2021, farmers and homeowners in the quiet rural community of Johnstown, Ohio began getting knocks on their doors and letters in their mailboxes. Representatives from the New Albany Company wanted to option their properties. The company was offering to pay upfront for the right to buy hundreds of acres of land and homes right in the center of the 5,000-resident town. The terms were generous: New Albany would pay about 50%…