OZ 2.0 news by state

Opportunity Zone 2.0 nomination and policy news for 40 states and territories, grouped by state.

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Alabama

Alabama OZ 2.0 applications closed July 31; ADECA will pick 141 tracts Published Sep 1, 2026, 8:54 AM ET

Alaska

Alaska nominates 25 Opportunity Zone 2.0 tracts from 33 eligible; tract list not yet posted Published Oct 16, 2026, 7:14 AM ET

Arizona

Arizona raises Opportunity Zone 2.0 nominations from 125 to 127, replacing three off-list tracts Published Oct 27, 2026, 9:16 AM ET
Yavapai County, Arizona backs two Verde Valley tracts for Opportunity Zone 2.0 Published Jul 14, 2026, 10:41 AM ET
Arizona: Mohave County pursues five new OZ 2.0 zones Published June 17, 2026

Arkansas

Arkansas opens Opportunity Zone 2.0 nominations — up to 78 tracts can be nominated Published Jul 3, 2026, 9:59 AM ET

California

Bakersfield asks GO-Biz to restore five tracts with two days left on California's comment window Published Aug 26, 2026, 8:12 AM ET
Banning sends five tracts to GO-Biz — and a reminder that a nomination isn't a certification Published Aug 20, 2026, 7:51 AM ET
California rejects three-quarters of Kern County's OZ picks — and drops downtown Bakersfield Published Aug 8, 2026, 10:10 AM ET
Citrus Heights, California nominates three commercial tracts for Opportunity Zone 2.0 Published Jul 20, 2026, 9:56 AM ET
Kern County, California forwards 27 tracts for Opportunity Zone 2.0 nomination Published Jul 15, 2026, 8:22 AM ET
Sonora, California passes a resolution backing Opportunity Zone status for its downtown Published Jul 13, 2026, 8:52 AM ET
San Rafael weighs an Opportunity Zone for its Canal district amid displacement concerns Published Jul 8, 2026, 9:35 AM ET
Butte County, California recommends a Berry Creek-area tract for Opportunity Zone 2.0 status Published Jun 29, 2026, 9:21 AM ET
Federal housing bill would steer Opportunity Zone dollars to office-to-housing conversions Published Jun 25, 2026, 7:53 AM ET

Colorado

Colorado expects Treasury action on its 91 OZ 2.0 nominations by the end of November Published Oct 6, 2026, 8:05 AM ET

Delaware

Delaware nominates 25 Opportunity Zone 2.0 tracts: 12 rural, every Kent and Sussex pick Published Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 AM ET
Delaware closes OZ 2.0 community input window Published May 15, 2026
Delaware launches OZ 2.0 mapping tool Published April 15, 2026
Delaware opens online nomination form Published March 4, 2026

Florida

Florida: Opportunity Zone fund clears 378-unit Fort Lauderdale tower Published Jun 18, 2026, 7:14 PM ET
FloridaCommerce launches OZ 2.0 Statewide Tour Published February 26, 2026

Georgia

Georgia publishes 235 nominated OZ 2.0 tracts across 90 counties Published Oct 7, 2026, 7:58 AM ET

Idaho

Idaho's Silver Valley makes the state's Opportunity Zone shortlist Published Aug 10, 2026, 8:30 AM ET
Idaho's advisory council recommends 25 tracts for Opportunity Zone 2.0 — top three in Boise Published Jul 31, 2026, 9:02 AM ET

Illinois

Marseilles, Illinois seeks an Opportunity Zone as the state weighs ~238 new zones Published Aug 2, 2026, 9:53 AM ET

Indiana

Indiana's 126 OZ 2.0 nominations: Marion County has 29, and 42 are rural Published Oct 15, 2026, 8:16 AM ET
Wabash Valley RDA moves to pursue Opportunity Zone incentives across west-central Indiana Published Jul 1, 2026, 10:21 AM ET
Indiana opens Opportunity Zone 2.0 nominations — 501 eligible tracts, 126 can be nominated Published Jun 30, 2026, 10:18 AM ET

Iowa

Iowa nominates 44 Opportunity Zone 2.0 tracts, the most it can pick Published Oct 29, 2026, 12:50 PM ET

Kansas

Kansas expects 53 Opportunity Zone 2.0 nominations, down from 74; list not yet public Published Oct 12, 2026, 8:02 AM ET

Kentucky

Kentucky Opportunity Zone 2.0: 137 Nominated Tracts Published Oct 29, 2026, 2:10 PM ET
Subtext buys a Lexington QOZ site for a 520-bed University of Kentucky housing project Published Aug 27, 2026, 8:11 AM ET

Maryland

St. Mary's County, Maryland nominates Great Mills Road and California-area tracts Published Jul 25, 2026, 11:59 AM ET
Charles County, Maryland prioritizes Waldorf and Newburg tracts for Opportunity Zone status Published Jul 1, 2026, 10:21 AM ET

Massachusetts

Massachusetts nominates 104 OZ 2.0 tracts: Boston has 18, full list public Published Oct 4, 2026, 8:04 AM ET
Massachusetts is still taking OZ 2.0 feedback as Healey targets an early-September filing Published Aug 25, 2026, 8:17 AM ET

Minnesota

Inland closes a $28 million QOF for a 178-unit St. Paul office conversion Published Aug 25, 2026, 8:17 AM ET
Winona, Minnesota applies to nominate two new Opportunity Zone 2.0 tracts Published Jun 25, 2026, 7:53 AM ET
Perham and Fergus Falls, Minnesota pursue Opportunity Zone 2.0 status Published Jun 25, 2026, 7:53 AM ET

Missouri

The first 'no': Camden County, Missouri rejects an Opportunity Zone bid amid data-center backlash Published Aug 7, 2026, 2:16 PM ET
Charleston, Missouri pursues Opportunity Zone status to court redevelopment Published Aug 3, 2026, 8:38 AM ET
Cape Girardeau, Missouri opens public comment on six Opportunity Zone tracts Published Jul 25, 2026, 11:59 AM ET

Nebraska

Alliance makes Nebraska's 28: what Pillen's pick means for the Panhandle city Published Aug 19, 2026, 8:12 AM ET
Nebraska first out of the gate: Gov. Pillen announces his 28 Opportunity Zone nominations Published Jul 25, 2026, 11:59 AM ET
Nebraska OZ 2.0 community comment window opens Published May 1, 2026
Nebraska opens OZ 2.0 nomination application Published March 2, 2026

Nevada

Madison Capital Group launches a $36.2M Qualified Opportunity Fund to redevelop Reno's former Harrah's Published Jul 1, 2026, 10:21 AM ET

New Hampshire

Gov. Ayotte announces 25 New Hampshire tracts for OZ 2.0 Published Oct 28, 2026, 3:15 PM ET
New Hampshire will pick 25 of 53 eligible tracts — and Conway can only nominate one Published Aug 14, 2026, 11:00 AM ET

New Jersey

New Jersey's Oct 28 OZ 2.0 deadline: 518 eligible tracts, 130 picks, and what comes next Published October 9, 2026
New Jersey: 169 OZ 1.0 tracts, up to 130 OZ 2.0 picks of 518 eligible (DCA's page said 129 of 516) Published Sep 9, 2026, 8:10 AM ET
New Jersey's OZ 2.0 stakeholder form is closed; California's Aug 28 comment deadline has passed Published Aug 31, 2026, 9:05 AM ET
New Jersey opens its OZ 2.0 map to public nominations — anyone can file, and the deadline is Aug 28 Published Aug 20, 2026, 8:02 AM ET

New York

New York's second shot: ~1,700 eligible tracts, up to 426 nominations before the September deadline Published Aug 7, 2026, 2:16 PM ET

North Carolina

North Carolina weighs which of 807 eligible tracts to nominate for Opportunity Zone 2.0 Published Jul 16, 2026, 11:45 AM ET

Ohio

Million-square-foot industrial JV breaks ground inside a Columbus Opportunity Zone Published Aug 11, 2026, 8:56 AM ET
Steubenville, Ohio must choose an Opportunity Zone census tract by July 10 Published Jul 1, 2026, 10:21 AM ET
Ohio: Department of Development opens OZ 2.0 nomination process (deadline July 10) Published June 19, 2026

Oklahoma

Oklahoma nominates 53 of its 104 Opportunity Zone tracts in two metros Published Oct 29, 2026, 9:17 AM ET
Oklahoma nominates 104 Opportunity Zone 2.0 tracts, the most it can pick Published Oct 28, 2026, 11:10 PM ET

Oregon

Oregon nominates 58 Opportunity Zone 2.0 tracts, the most it can pick Published Oct 29, 2026, 12:45 PM ET
Oregon's Oct 28 OZ 2.0 deadline: 106 tract applications for 58 slots Published Oct 18, 2026, 7:10 AM ET
Kinect Real Estate Partners launches a single-asset Opportunity Zone fund on a shovel-ready Gresham site Published Jul 15, 2026, 8:22 AM ET
Oregon OZ 2.0 nomination application window closes Published May 22, 2026
Business Oregon opens OZ 2.0 nomination application window Published April 13, 2026

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania nominates 218 Opportunity Zone 2.0 tracts, its maximum Published Oct 29, 2026, 10:23 AM ET
Philadelphia's draft OZ 2.0 map: Southwest Philly gains tracts, Fishtown and Kensington drop off, Upper Darby and Coatesville added Published Oct 23, 2026, 9:11 AM ET
Pennsylvania publishes a draft OZ 2.0 map: 208 tracts, with 10 slots still open Published Oct 8, 2026, 7:57 AM ET
Philly OZ 1.0 apartments: full buildings, missed rents, and two loans in special servicing Published Aug 26, 2026, 8:12 AM ET
Erie County — an OZ 1.0 'big winner' — makes its case for the new map as PA reopens nominations Published Aug 15, 2026, 8:28 AM ET
HUD Secretary Scott Turner visits a Pennsylvania Opportunity Zone project Published Jul 8, 2026, 9:35 AM ET

South Carolina

South Carolina nominates 112 OZ 2.0 tracts, 84 of them rural, across 45 counties Published Oct 13, 2026, 8:06 AM ET
South Carolina: Greenwood submits four census tracts for OZ 2.0 consideration Published June 16, 2026

Tennessee

HUD Secretary Turner meets Gov. Lee in Nashville as Tennessee picks its 127 tracts Published Aug 20, 2026, 7:51 AM ET
Chattanooga and Hamilton County target Rossville Boulevard with a three-tract OZ 2.0 push Published Jul 25, 2026, 11:59 AM ET

Texas

Texas's 608 OZ 2.0 nominations: Dallas County has 60, and 184 are rural Published Oct 17, 2026, 7:17 AM ET
Texas files its OZ 2.0 slate — 608 tracts nominated in 106 counties Published September 9, 2026
Midland, Texas moves to file its first Opportunity Zone application Published Jul 7, 2026, 9:00 AM ET
Presidio County, Texas votes to apply for Opportunity Zone 2.0 status Published Jun 29, 2026, 9:21 AM ET
Texas: Kemah City Council moves to secure Opportunity Zone status Published June 19, 2026
Texas: $1.6B Camp Howze rail park breaks ground in an Opportunity Zone Published Jun 18, 2026, 7:14 PM ET

Us Virgin Islands

U.S. Virgin Islands submits all 18 eligible tracts to Treasury — the first completed OZ 2.0 filing Published Jul 31, 2026, 9:02 AM ET

Utah

Utah recommends 37 census tracts for Opportunity Zone status Published Oct 9, 2026, 12:39 PM ET

Vermont

Rutland launches a 'Catalyst Fund' to finally activate its never-used 2017 Opportunity Zone Published Aug 7, 2026, 2:16 PM ET
Vermont recommends 25 communities for Opportunity Zone 2.0 status Published Jul 17, 2026, 1:45 PM ET

Virginia

Bonaventure breaks ground on a 320-unit Opportunity Zone multifamily project in Norfolk Published Jul 14, 2026, 10:41 AM ET
Virginia closes OZ 2.0 community comment window Published April 27, 2026

Washington

Tacoma's 6 Tracts Are in Washington's 99 OZ 2.0 Nominations Published Oct 25, 2026, 9:28 AM ET
Four Thurston County tracts are among Washington's 99 OZ 2.0 nominations: Olympia's Capital Mall area, Tumwater and Lacey Published Oct 24, 2026, 9:14 AM ET
Spokane's seven OZ 2.0 nominations: downtown, East Central and West Central Published Oct 22, 2026, 9:12 AM ET
Federal Way's downtown and a Renton–Tukwila job center are among Washington's 99 OZ 2.0 nominations Published Oct 21, 2026, 9:17 AM ET
King County holds 25 of Washington's 99 OZ 2.0 nominations; Kent says five are in the city Published Oct 13, 2026, 8:03 AM ET
Washington files 99 Opportunity Zone 2.0 nominations, down from 139 zones in 2018 Published Oct 8, 2026, 5:05 PM ET

West Virginia

Roane County, West Virginia officials press their Opportunity Zone case at a state economic summit Published Jun 25, 2026, 7:53 AM ET
West Virginia: Roane County submits two tracts for OZ 2.0 nomination Published June 17, 2026

Wisconsin

Marshfield, Wisconsin pursues an Opportunity Zone for its Central Avenue corridor Published Jul 31, 2026, 9:02 AM ET

Wyoming

Wyoming's Opportunity Zone 2.0 working group sets a July 14 stakeholder webinar Published Jun 29, 2026, 9:21 AM ET