Opportunity Zones

Recently Gov. Matt Meyer’s administration announced a new set of census tracts are being nominated to become Opportunity Zones, eligible for federal funding to spur private investment in underserved areas.And just this week, the U.S. Treasury approved the tracts here in Delaware and across the country.This is the second round of Opportunity Zones and there are some changes to the program.So to help us understand Opportunity Zones, the new features to the program and the expectations for it after the first go-round, we asked contributor Jon Hurdle to take a closer look.

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