Opportunity Zones: What we learned and what comes next

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As states prepare for the 2026 Opportunity Zone redesignation process, what can we learn from the first generation of Opportunity Zones? On October 22, the Brookings Institution and AmericaFWD will convene practitioners, policymakers, investors, and community leaders to discuss new research that examines the impacts of Opportunity Zones and what those findings mean for the program’s future. Tracy Hadden Loh of Brookings and Christopher Coes of AmericaFWD will present key findings from their recent report https://www.brookings.edu/articles/opportunity zones impacts and how to improve them/ , followed by a conversation with leaders working across investment, economic development, and state policy. The discussion will explore what the data tells us about the program’s fir…

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