Opportunity Zone program gets an upgrade. Here's what's changing.
By Andy Medici
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Published: Oct 8, 2025

The original Opportunity Zone program is set to expire at the end of 2026, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late for the initiative to receive an upgrade.

The program, introduced during President Trump's first term as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, will now see more than one-third of its designated areas classified as "rural." That makes them eligible for a set of perks passed into law with this summer's sweeping federal tax and spending legislation.

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