Ben Carson Secretary of the US. WASHINGTONHousing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said the opportunity zones program passed as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of. Hud Secretary Ben Carson Visits Opportunity Zone Neighborhoods In Fort Myers Hud Gov U S Department Of Housing And Urban Development Hud HUD Secretary Ben Carson right visits The Tappan in Clevelands Tremont neighborhood during an opportunity zone tour on Oct. Opportunity zones ben carson . Created a year ago under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act the Opportunity Zones OZ incentive which is intended to spur economic redevelopment in distressed communities while offering capital gains tax relief to investors continues to gain momentum. Carson visited Opportunity Zone neighborhoods in Fort Myers to view the progress made as a result of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which created Opportunity Zones in the effort to. Ben Carson visits an opportunity zone in Mississippi. Department of Housing and Urban Deve