A chance to close the gaps

Washington Business Journal

U.S.

Washington got a once-in-a-generation win with Amazon HQ2. But is that enough for the region’s leaders to shrink our widening economic divide?

By Andy Medici

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What’s Being Done:

  • D.C. nonprofit Halcyon, which runs a Georgetown incubator for social entrepreneurs, has opened its doors to a group of startup founders from the District’s opportunity zones — federally designated areas where investment is incentivized because they are traditionally under-resourced. It’s the organization’s first effort to focus exclusively on companies in underserved areas in its own backyard.

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