Tag Archives: Distressed Communities Index

Twin Cities Opportunity Zones
Designated census tract Opportunity Zones of the Twin Cities.

Map Monday: Designated Opportunity Zones of the Twin Cities

• January 7, 2019

This past weekend Star Tribune metro reporter Eric Roper wrote about the census tract that includes the Mall of America and Bloomington’s South Loop being classified as Opportunity Zones. He notes that in the 2017 tax code overhaul, Congress created Opportunity Zones to offer tax advantages for investments made in designated distressed areas. The designations stay in […]

Map Monday: Distressed Communities Index for Minnesota

• March 7, 2016

In the past week or so, the Distressed Communities Index, released by the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) has gotten a lot of attention. Many posts and articles have been written about it, for good reason I believe. The Distressed Communities Index examines economic distress and presents its data through infographics, a report, and an excellent interactive […]