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Opportunity Zones Set to Help Distressed Communities

Opportunity Zones Set to Help Distressed Communities
Dr. Ben Carson, secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in Washington on March 14, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Jan Jekielek
Jan Jekielek
Senior Editor
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WASHINGTON—Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said the “opportunity zones” program, passed as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, has already started to revive underserved communities.

On a visit a few months ago to Vicksburg, Mississippi, Carson saw a closed sawmill being reopened by new investors. In an interview with The Epoch Times on Mar. 14, Carson said that the new owner of the sawmill heard about opportunity zones and wanted to take advantage of the new tax breaks.

Jan Jekielek
Jan Jekielek
Senior Editor
Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”
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