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Opportunity Zones and Equitable Development

Opportunity Zones and Equitable Development

by Ellen D. Harpel | Jun 30, 2020 | Opportunity Zones

The Urban Institute released a research report suggesting that Opportunity Zones will continue to struggle to achieve equitable economic development goals and will face challenges financing mission-oriented investments. Changing this trajectory will require addressing...
How do mayors view Opportunity Zones?

How do mayors view Opportunity Zones?

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...
Opportunity Zones and Equitable Development

Opportunity Zone changes that would benefit small businesses

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...
Can place-based incentives help poor residents?

Can place-based incentives help poor residents?

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...
How do mayors view Opportunity Zones?

Opportunity Zones – Resources and Conferences

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...
The top 5 Smart Incentives stories of 2018

The top 5 Smart Incentives stories of 2018

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...
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