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Opportunity zones 2.0: New framework introduces enhanced investor incentives

by Jason Glasser

Congress has transformed qualified opportunity zones (QOZs) from a temporary tax incentive to a permanent wealth-planning tool. The updated framework, designed not only to channel private capital into economically distressed areas, but also makes the program permanent, narrows eligibility criteria and introduces enhanced investor incentives. Originally enacted under ...

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Talking Points: Quotations from people in the news

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Carlos Paz-Soldan, director of the Columbia Fusion Research Center and associate professor of applied physics at Columbia University, arguing for a bigger U.S. commitment to developing nuclear fusion technology: “The U.S. now needs nothing short of another Manhattan Project, backed by ambitious federal funding, to solve the remaining technical challenges standing in the way of fusion energy. History shows energy crises can spur action. This time, we should act before the sense of urgency fades.”