Events
OZ Webinar Series | Government Strategies for Deploying Federal Funding in Opportunity Zones
Join the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) on Tuesday, September 21, for a discussion on how state and local governments are considering Opportunity Zones (OZ) as part of broader strategies to deliver COVID-19 and economic relief funding, and how OZ equity is being integrated into the suite of economic development financing...
OZ Webinar Series | Financing Clean Energy Solutions in Opportunity Zones
Join the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) on Tuesday, July 20, for a discussion on how Opportunity Zones (OZ) equity can be used to advance climate solutions by expanding clean energy innovation and technology solutions. The Biden administration is keenly focused on supporting businesses, projects, and infrastructure improvements tied to advancing...
Rise of Remote Series: Exploring Trends in Remote Work Post-COVID
Rise of Remote Series: Exploring Trends in Remote Work Post-COVID The COVID-19 public health crisis pushed approximately half of the American workforce out of their physical offices and into the remote at an unprecedented speed. While businesses and workers had been gradually shifting to remote work over the past two...
OZ Webinar Series | Engaging Investors in Opportunity Zones Deals
Join the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) on Wednesday, June 2 for a discussion on how to engage a wide-variety of investors in Opportunity Zones (OZ) transactions. The OZ policy was designed to encourage a range of investors to invest in low-income communities across the nation over the long-term. Fortune 500...
OZ Webinar Series | Investing in Rural and Gateway Communities
This is a past event. View a recording of the webinar and EIG’s key takeaways for more information. Join the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) on Wednesday, May 5, for an overview of Opportunity Zone (OZ) investment activity occurring outside of major cities, in rural and gateway communities. More than 60 percent of OZs are...
EIG American Dynamism Series | The Case for Non-compete Reform
This is a past event. View a recording of the webinar and EIG’s key takeaways for more information. Today, roughly 20 percent of all workers—approximately 30 million Americans—are covered by a non-compete agreement. The use of non-competes hinders worker mobility, reduces wage growth, and stifles entrepreneurship and innovation, with a disproportionately harmful effect on...
OZ Webinar Series | Achieving Impact in Opportunity Zones Through Local Partnerships
This is a past event. View a recording of the webinar and EIG’s key takeaways for more information. Join the Economic Innovation Group on Tuesday, March 30, for a discussion on how to partner with local governments, community groups, and nonprofit organizations in order to achieve a financial and social return on Opportunity Zones...
OZ Webinar Series | Expanding Access to Broadband and Digital Opportunity in Opportunity Zones
This is a past event. View a recording of the webinar and EIG’s key takeaways for more information. Join the Economic Innovation Group on Tuesday, March 2, for a discussion on expanding access to broadband and digital opportunity in some of the nation’s most distressed communities. On average, 27 percent of Opportunity Zones (OZ)...
OZ Webinar Series | Tapping Opportunity Zones Financing for Community Development Tax Credit Deals
This is a past event. View a recording of the webinar and EIG’s key takeaways for more information. Join the Economic Innovation Group and guest speakers on Thursday, February 4, for a discussion with community development experts on leveraging Opportunity Zones (OZ) equity to support tax credit deals, like the Willkommen located in Cincinnati, OH....
OZ Webinar Series | Election Analysis: What Lies Ahead for Opportunity Zones
This is a past event. View a recording of the webinar and EIG’s key takeaways for more information. Join the Economic Innovation Group and guest speakers on Monday, November 16 for expert insights on how the Opportunity Zones policy may be shaped by the Biden Administration and future Congressional action....
Delivering Opportunity in Indiana
This is a past event. View a recording of the webinar and EIG’s key takeaways for more information. Join the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) and the Opportunity Investment Consortium of Indiana on Wednesday, November 18 to learn about the launch of “Delivering Opportunity,” an analytic and strategy playbook developed by...
OZ Webinar Series: Evaluating the Impact of Opportunity Zones Investments
This is a past event. View a recording of the webinar and EIG’s key takeaways for more information. Join the Economic Innovation Group on Thursday, October 29 to learn about the methods Opportunity Fund managers are using to screen investment opportunities for impact. Guest speakers from Catalyst Opportunity Funds and...