Meriden, CT The CCIM Connecticut chapter has partnered with CT Main Street, Making Meriden Business Center and CERC to present an event dedicated to learning about Opportunity Zones.

The event will be held September 24, at Silver City Ballroom, 16 Colony St., stating at 4:30 p.m.

The cost is $30 for CCIM chapter members and $40 for non-members. The price includes a buffet dinner with a cash bar.

The schedule:

• 4:30 p.m. Walking tour of Meriden’s nearby Opportunity Zone;

• 5:30 p.m. Presentation begins;

• 5:45 p.m. Presentations Moderated by CERC:

-Liddy Karter, Enhanced Capital.  

-Brian Newman, CPA, Cohn Reznick.

-John Stafstrom, Jr., Esq. Pullman & Comley.

• 6:45 p.m. Q&A;

• 7:15 p.m. Networking.

Last December, federal lawmakers created the federal Opportunity Zones program for investors to re-invest their unrealized capital gains into Opportunity Funds- private investment vehicles dedicated to community, business, real estate, and economic development activities in America's lowest-income communities. 

This event will provide a comprehensive background and expert analysis of the new program, as well as recommendations for cities, philanthropies, advocates, and private sector representatives interested in Opportunity Fund creation, operation, and management and equitable development outcomes throughout our nation's 7,927 newly designated Opportunity Zones.