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ISSUE 1
G et in T he Z one :
Q ualified O pportunit y F unds
By Debbie A. Klis
U tilizing O pportunit y Z ones to P artner
with N on -P rofits & S ocial E nterprise to
I mprove P rofits & P eople ’ s L ives
By Graham A. Allison
C alifornia S tate T reasurer F iona M a :
'A T rue S pirit of P ublic -P rivate C oll abor ation '
By Marie Ekberg Padilla, Opportunity Zone Magazine
1031 E xchange vs . O pportunit y Z ones :
H ow QOZ s can H elp
1031 E xchange C lients
By Lance Growth
T riple B ottom L ine I nvesting in
O pportunit y Z ones :
F inancial R eturn , E conomic A ctivit y ,
J ob C reation & P ositive S ocial I mpact
INTERVIEW
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O pportunit y Z ones :
for L ocal C ommunities
to G et in the G ame
By Erin Gillespie
By Deborah J. Burns
P otential S tate P itfalls : W hy C hoosing
Y our I nvestment L ocation is I mper ative
By Blake Christian
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I nvesting in P rivate E quit y U nder
the O pportunit y Z ones P rogr am
By Richard Shamos & Paul Marino
D issecting O pportunit y Z one
F und S tructures
By Vikram Agarwal
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B est B uds ? H ow OZ I nvestors
G rew F ond of C annabis
By Opportunity Zone Magazine Staff
I nvestor C onsider ations when I nvesting
in Q ualified O pportunit y F unds
By Kevin McDowell & Joyce Soriano-McDowell
Q & A with S cott T urner ,
E xecutive D irector of the W hite H ouse
O pportunit y & R evitalization C ouncil
By Opportunity Zone Magazine Staff
C ommon M isconceptions S urrounding
the O pportunit y Z one I nitiative
By J. Dana Tsakanikas
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S old -O ut L os A ngeles E xpo A ttr acts M ore T han
1,000 O pportunit y Z one P rofessionals
INTERVIEW
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By Opportunity Zone Magazine Staff
COVER STORY
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T op 25 O z I nfluencers
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EVENT RECAP
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Q ualified O pportunit y F unds :
C ompare & C ontr ast
D irect & I ndirect I nvestments
By Valerie Grunduski
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