Gov. Newsom says Trump-backed investment program could boost California
Newsom said the Opportunity Zones program could help address two of the state’s major challenges: promoting energy investment to meet its climate change goals and providing funding for housing amid a shortage that has exacerbated income inequality.
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Through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in 2017, the federal government has created nearly 9,000 “Opportunity Zones” in the U.S. to stimulate investment in low-income communities.
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Policymakers and business leaders are confronting two emerging challenges facing the country.
Read moreSeeking Opportunity Zone impact alpha
At least 20 Opportunity Funds are trying to raise more than $1 billion.
Read moreFive Questions: John Lettieri of EIG
While at the Sorensen Impact Winter Innovation Summit earlier this month we spoke to John Lettieri, President and CEO of the Economic Innovation Group (EIG), about opportunity zones, misconceptions surrounding them, and what success might look like for them. Here is what he had to say.
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