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We work with community partners to identify and address economic challenges and opportunities in low- and moderate-income communities in the Fifth District.

Community Highlights

May 21, 2019

Training for Communities: Highlights From Winston-Salem, North Carolina

The Richmond Fed’s Community Development team helped convene a New Markets Tax Credit and Qualified Opportunity Zones training program May 9 at the Forsyth County Library in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

A New Markets Tax Credit and Qualified Opportunity Zones training program was held at the Forsyth County Library on May 9. Multiple partners collaborated to present the program, including the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Community Development team , CAHEC, SunTrust, the City of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, North Carolina. Aaron Mayer of the Sherbert Group provided technical guidance for investors for QOZs. The audience for the workshop included bankers, Community Development Corporations, Winston-Salem city council members, congressional staff, legislators, developers and universities.