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  • How McKee's Opportunity Zone picks could reshape investment in Cumberland

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📰 News we're reading

• McKee Nears Rhode Island Opportunity Zone Deadline (upriseri.com) — Cumberland is one of the Rhode Island communities that could gain or lose tax-favored Opportunity Zone status as Gov. Dan McKee selects 25 census tracts for the next decade of investment incentives. His decision, due as early as September 28, will shape where developers and high-income investors are steered, potentially affecting local redevelopment, housing and business projects through 2036.
   

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