These Opportunity Zone Investors Want to Support Local Businesses
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.
Read moreA nation of neighborhoods
Policymakers and business leaders are confronting two emerging challenges facing the country.
Read moreEconomic Innovation Group Welcomes Rachel Reilly as Director of Impact Strategy
Washington, D.C. – The Economic Innovation Group (EIG) today announced that Rachel Reilly has joined the organization as director of impact strategy. In her new role, Rachel will take the lead on EIG’s efforts to support communities, policymakers and investors in their efforts to catalyze sustainable economic growth across the country through Opportunity Zones and…
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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