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Seeking Opportunity Zone impact alpha
At least 20 Opportunity Funds are trying to raise more than $1 billion.
Read moreThe Use, Abuse, and Enforceability of Non-Compete and No-Poach Agreements
By Evan Starr, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business Policymakers from across the political spectrum have zeroed in on non-competes and no-poach agreements as contributors to the steady decline of the United States’ storied economic dynamism. Economists have documented that these rapidly-spreading provisions deter entrepreneurship, prevent workers from earning what…
Read morePrivate Sector Looks to Measure Impact of Opportunity Zones
Investors who want to make a positive social or environmental impact while earning a financial return would seem naturally drawn to investing in “opportunity zones,” low-income areas throughout the U.S. designated by governors in each state as in need of economic development.
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.
Read moreNew Opportunity Zones Could Jumpstart Depressed Economies. If Only We Knew.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created new Opportunity Zones designed to funnel much-needed investment to distressed communities.
Read moreAmazon HQ2 Was an ‘Unfortunate Distraction’ From ‘Needy Communities’
The online retail giant’s plans in New York attracted bad PR for a new federal program aimed at helping economically distressed areas like Long Island City.
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