Opportunity Zones - June 20, 2019

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created new tax incentives for investments made in Opportunity Zones to spur economic development and job creation by encouraging long-term investment in designated low-income communities nationwide. Opportunity Zones are census tracts that state executives determined were most in need of private investment. The Opportunity Zone designation encourages investment by granting investors extensive federal tax advantages for using their capital to finance new projects and enterprises located within the Opportunity Zones. Please join experts from the investment, research, and philanthropic sectors for a discussion of how to maximize beneficial impacts of public and private investments in Opportunity Zones and ensure that existing residents, businesses, and community organizations benefit from the expected influx of investment.

Discussion: Opportunity Zones

• Erika Poethig, Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Urban Institute, Moderator

• Frank Dickson, Director, Strategic Business Initiatives, Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development

• Michael Kressig, Partner, St. Louis office of Novogradac

• Rachel Reilly, Director of Impact Strategy, Economic Innovation Group

• Fran Seegull, Executive Director of U.S. Impact Investing Alliance, Ford Foundation

• Robert Stoker, Professor of Political Science, George Washington University

Please join PD&R and HUD Public Affairs in person at HUD headquarters or via webcast to take part in this PD&R Quarterly/ HUDdle event on June 20, 2019.