Place Based
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![[Watch] Building Community Capacity to Harness Opportunity Zones 2.0 Investments](https://fedcommunities.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/connecting-communities-opportunity-zones.jpg?w=1232)
[Watch] Building Community Capacity to Harness Opportunity Zones 2.0 Investments
This Connecting Communities webinar explored what’s changing in Opportunity Zones 2.0 and why it matters for communities across the country. It offered practical tips for building project pipelines, strengthening partnerships, and supporting community-focused investment. Watch or listen on demand.
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Opportunity Zones 2.0 will offer place-based investment in low-income communities
Changes in 2025 to the Opportunity Zones (OZ) tax-incentive initiative present an opportunity for local leaders, community-based organizations, investors, and state and local agencies to shape a new decade of place-based investments in low-income communities. Communities are preparing now for what many call “OZ 2.0.”
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Industry, workforce, and education advance together to strengthen West Texas’s manufacturing sector
The Big Country Manufacturing Alliance (BCMA) aligns cross-sector efforts to strengthen the manufacturing industry in West Central Texas.
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More than books: East Hartford library connects residents to workforce development
East Hartford Works!, a place-based initiative in Connecticut, models how collaboration, a shared vision, and common goals can create effective workforce development programs and strategies for residents.
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Place matters: Driving change through shared vision, goals, and data
Place-based initiatives unite local stakeholders around a shared vision to address community challenges. Through coordinated strategies and data-driven action, these efforts focus resources in specific areas to create lasting impact, achieving more together than any organization could alone.
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![[Watch] The Power of Place: Building Inclusive Economies Through Collaboration](https://fedcommunities.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/connecting-communities-role-place.jpg?w=1232)
[Watch] The Power of Place: Building Inclusive Economies Through Collaboration
During this Connecting Communities webinar hear from local leaders who participated in three Fed-supported place-based iniatives. Watch or listen on demand.