4 OPPORTUNITY ZONE MAGAZINE | VOLUME 21 • ISSUE 13
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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  OPPORTUNITY ZONES IN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION 
 AND THE NEW CONGRESS 
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  STRATEGIES HOW STATES AND CITIES CAN ATTRACT OZ 
 INVESTMENTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
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 By Mary Burke Baker and Olivia Byrne  | 
 By Mike Landes  | 
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  THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE INCENTIVE : POISED TO LEAD IN THE UPCOMING ECONOMIC 
 RECOVERY By Marc Schultz 
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  COMBINING QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS STOCK WITH 
 OPPORTUNITY ZONES 
 By Phil Jelsma 
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 WHY PUERTO RICO HAS A UNIQUE POSITION IN THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE SPACE
 By Michael P . Gay
 LEVERAGING OPPORTUNITY ZONES TO SAVE OUR SMALL BUSINESSES
 By Emily Lecuyer 40
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 HOW INVESTORS CAN USE CRE CROWDFUNDING TO SUCCESSFULLY SOURCE EQUITY FOR OZ
 DEVELOPMENTS
 By Sean Lyons
 FOSTERING COLLABORATION ; ADVANCING OPPORTUNITIES
 By Robin Schabes
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 COVER STORY
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 OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE
 VITAL TOOL FOR AMERICA ’ S JOB GROWTH
 By OZ Magazine Staff
 THE COMPOUNDING BENEFITS OF OPPORTUNITY ZONE INVESTING
 By Jeff Pintar
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 CAPITAL RAISING DEVELOPMENTS FOR QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY FUNDS
 By Christopher J . Rogers and Brett D . Siglin
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 IT TAKES A DECADE TO SUCCEED - GET TO KNOW YOUR OZ PARTNER
 By Ian Wolfe Ross
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 OPPORTUNITY ZONE INCENTIVES ARE CREATING JOBS AND INVESTMENT IN COMPANIES IN LOW INCOME
 COMMUNITIES By Joseph B . Darby III & Jill Homan
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