Summary: In this episode of #housingpodcast we talk to Rachel Reilly, Director of Impact Investing for Enterprise Community Partners, about a very important economic development topic: Opportunity Zones! This new community investment incentive connects private capital with low-income communities across America. It’s new, it’s innovative, it’s got a lotta potential, and it’s coming to a census tract near you. Plus, Rachel shares what it was like serving in elected office in DC (sometimes people in the grocery store yell at you), her life-changing experience riding a train cross country for the “Millenial Train Project” and how everyone has the ability to change the world they live in, right where they are. Also, Charlie’s Angels dish on NACCED’s cowboy-tastic summer meeting in Nashville and give you tips on what to do if a wild cougar takes a nap in your living room (don’t try to remove it via telepathy). Special thanks to our sponsor, the Regional Development Funding Corporation of Pittsburgh! https://rdfcpgh.wordpress.com/about/ Register for the 2018 NACCED Conference, Sept. 23-26 in Minneapolis, MN: https://www.nacced.org/page/Annual2018 Follow us on Twitter: @HousingPodcast
