Opportunity Zones
Opportunity Zones | November 7, 2019
Congressional Democrats push for fixes to Opportunity Zone tax incentive
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 8 – Congressional Democrats are pushing for fixes to the Opportunity Zone tax break. A bill from Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden would bolster reporting and …
Dealflow | November 7, 2019
Verte Opportunity Fund backs Galen Robotics in Baltimore Opportunity Zone
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 7 – Galen Robotics, maker of a less-invasive surgical robot, was lured from Silicon Valley to Pigtown, west of downtown Baltimore, by …
Entrepreneurship | October 29, 2019
Moving from community development to community wealth
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 29 – With inequality at an all-time high, cities are rethinking their decades-old approach to community revitalization. A “quiet revolution” is …
Entrepreneurship | October 24, 2019
Oakland’s community capitalists are modeling an inclusive economy
ImpactAlpha 24, 2019 – The New York Times columnist David Brooks wants to build a national movement of social fabric “weavers.” Oakland’s already …
Entrepreneurship | October 17, 2019
Q&A with Rodney Foxworth: Redistributing wealth, democratizing power and shifting economic control for our Common Future
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 15 – The median wealth of African Americans is on track to drop to zero by 2050. The lack of progress on the …
Dealflow | September 17, 2019
Five cities join Rockefeller Foundation-backed Opportunity Zone ‘academy’
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 17 – Rockefeller Foundation wants to ensure Opportunity Zone investments in real estate and operating businesses deliver more than just tax-advantaged returns …
Impact Voices | September 4, 2019
Opportunity Zone skeptics and advocates can unite around mandatory impact reporting
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 4 – The Opportunity Zones’ conversation over the last few days (since the New York Times published this piece, which includes …
Inclusive Economy | September 3, 2019
The Opportunity Zones glass may not yet be half full, but it’s too early to call it empty
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 3 – No one should be surprised when the rich and powerful take advantage of a capital gains tax break. That makes …
Dealflow | August 28, 2019
Investments in ‘people and places’ start to demonstrate impact in Opportunity Zones
ImpactAlpha, Aug. 28 – Capital is finally flowing to projects in U.S. Opportunity Zones that promote inclusive development and community empowerment. In other words, …
Dealflow | July 16, 2019
Opportunity Zone Justice accelerates returning citizen entrepreneurs in Washington D.C.
ImpactAlpha, July 15 – Consulting firm 20 Degrees, which helps nonprofits and social enterprises diversify revenues, is helping stock D.C.’s Opportunity Zone investment pipeline …
Dealflow | July 12, 2019
Harvest Returns’ Opportunity Fund will focus exclusively on sustainable agriculture
ImpactAlpha, July 12 – Fort Worth-based Harvest Returns is seizing on the Opportunity Zones tax benefit passed in the 2017 tax legislation to spur …
Impact Management | June 26, 2019
How and why to measure the impact of investments in Opportunity Zones
ImpactAlpha, June 26 – A decade from now, how will we know if Opportunity Zones actually helped people? That question is on the minds …
Impact Management | June 13, 2019
Investors to Treasury: Collect our Opportunity Zone data
ImpactAlpha, June 13 – U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is said to believe that impact metrics will “kill” Opportunity Zones. Nearly 70 organizations and Opportunity …
Entrepreneurship | May 23, 2019
Empowering communities to take ownership of their own Opportunity Zones
ImpactAlpha, May 23 – A common thread throughout the Forbes Opportunity Zones Summit in Newark this week: Ensuring those living and working in Opportunity Zones …
Catalytic Capital | May 22, 2019
Rockefeller Foundation seeds city-level support for Opportunity Zones
ImpactAlpha, May 22 – The goal of the $5.5 million in funding from New York foundation is to help cities attract and deploy impact-oriented …