by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 23, 2020 | Opportunity Zones, Uncategorized
The 2019 Menino Survey of Mayors asked for mayors’ opinions on the federal Opportunity Zones program. The mixed findings reflect the national debate on whether opportunity zones are a good “plan to help distressed America” or “a windfall for the rich.” About half of...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 6, 2019 | Opportunity Zones
Program and technical fixes to the Opportunity Zone program would allow the incentive to better serve the needs of small businesses, according to experts testifying before the US House of Representatives Committee on Small Business. Aaron Seybert, Managing Director of...
by Smart Incentives | May 28, 2019 | Opportunity Zones
A timely paper from Michelle Layser, University of Illinois College of Law, considers whether the design of place-based investment tax incentives actually hinders the ability to reduce poverty among residents in the communities where incentivized investments...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Apr 4, 2019 | Opportunity Zones
Looking for the latest information on Opportunity Zones? Check out these online sources or register for an upcoming conference. A recent article from Stateline describes state tax incentive proposals to provide additional tax breaks and focus investors on certain...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Dec 17, 2018 | Incentive programs, Integrated housing and economic development, Opportunity Zones
Well, 2018 will be remembered as the year HQ2 took over the conversation around economic development and incentives. Our most popular articles this year were our recent posts on Amazon’s incentive agreements with Virginia, New York and Tennessee, but since we just...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Sep 3, 2018 | Opportunity Zones
The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) has a new report describing steps states are taking to make the most of their Opportunity Zones. One common strategy is assessing how other incentive programs can be combined with Opportunity Zones to maximize...
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