Boulder’s opportunity-zone speedbump

Not everyone is champing at the bit for new investors to funnel cash into opportunity zones without oversight and guidance from local communities.

Critics and skeptics of the program argue that there is little evidence that actual residents of economically distressed areas will benefit from opportunity-zone investments. They worry that investors will reap all of the rewards and their money will speed up gentrification rather than assist the disadvantaged.

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