Revitalizing distressed communities through private investment
Supporting entrepreneurship and the growth of new business
Championing a more innovative and accessible U.S. economy
By: Kenan Fikri and August Benzow Download the Full Report Here Key Findings Manufacturing job growth accelerated at the national level and in every region over the first two years of the Trump administration. The annualized rate of job growth rose to 1.9% at the national level as the sector added 465,200 jobs between December…
Read MoreCoalition Urges Treasury to Adopt Reporting Framework, Measure Investment Impact in Opportunity Zones Washington D.C. – The Economic Innovation Group (EIG) recently led a broad coalition of stakeholders in submitting detailed recommendations to the U.S. Department of the Treasury calling for the adoption of a reporting framework for investments in Qualified Opportunity Zones. The comment…
Read MoreOn May 8th, the Economic Innovation Group hosted a webinar on the second round of proposed Opportunity Zones regulations published by Treasury and IRS last month. EIG’s initial analysis of the regulations can be found here, and a recording of the webinar can be found here with the slides here. EIG’s Catherine Lyons and Rachel Reilly were joined by Lisa Zarlenga, Partner at…
Read MoreAbout The Event Unlocking Potential for Investors & Communities The inaugural Forbes Opportunity Zones Summit: Investing for Impact will convene visionary investors and leaders in government, finance, real estate, economic development, and philanthropy to explore and accelerate the implementation of OZ best practices and strategies to unlock transformative economic potential...
Event Overview The 8th Annual Summit on the Economy, organized by the Governor’s Woods Foundation and the Economic Innovation Group, assembled a diverse array of economic thinkers, innovators, policymakers, technologists, business leaders, and media commentators who wrestled through the questions of how to best understand and tackle the vast challenges...
Since 2014, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest tour has traveled 8,000 miles to 33 cities and invested in local startups across the country. EIG was excited to join the 7th edition of this road trip series, ROTR’s spring 2018 tour, will traverse the Southeastern United States, making stops in Dallas,...
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