Introduced in 1993, the Empowerment Zone (EZ), Enterprise Community (EC), and Renewal Community (RC) Initiatives sought to reduce unemployment and generate economic growth through the designation of Federal tax incentives and award of grants to distressed communities. Local, Tribal, and State governments interested in participating in this program were required to present comprehensive plans that included the following principles: Strategic Visions for Change, Community-Based Partnerships, Economic Opportunities, and Sustainable Community Development. Communities selected to participate in this program embraced these principles and led projects that promoted economic development in their distressed communities. The EZ/EC initiative was implemented in the form of three competitions authorized by Congress in 1994 (round I), 1998 (round II), and 2001 (round III). The EC designation expired in 2004 and EZ and RC designations generally expired at the end of 2009. However, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-312 extended the Empowerment Zone and DC Enterprise Zone designations to December 31, 2011. Following the end of the first EZ designation extension on December 31, 2011, the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) of 2012, signed into law by President Obama on January 2, 2013, provided for an extension of the Empowerment Zone designations for Empowerment Zone Tax Credit purposes only until December 31, 2013. The ATRA of 2012 did not extend the designation of the DC Enterprise Zone. The third retroactive extension of the Empowerment Zone designation, for the purpose claiming EZ tax credits only, was the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (TIPA 2014). TIPA 2014 was signed into law by President Obama on December 19, 2014 and extended the EZ designation for the purpose of businesses and entities claiming EZ tax incentives until December 31, 2014. TIPA 2014 did not extend the designation of the DC Enterprise Zone. To learn more about Empowerment Zones Renewal and Enterprise Communities (EZRC) visit: https://www.hud.gov/hudprograms/empowerment_zones, for questions about the spatial attribution of this dataset, please reach out to us at GISHelpdesk@hud.gov. Data Dictionary: DD_Empowerment Zones Renewal and Enterprise Communities

Date of Coverage: Through 2014

The Department of Housing and Urban Development identifies distressed urban and rural communities that may be eligible for a combination of grants, tax credits for businesses, bonding authority and other benefits.

Empowerment Zone boundaries in Chicago. To view or use these files, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS, is required. The Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities program (EZ/EC) is a Federal, State, local government partnership for stimulating comprehensive renewal--particularly economic growth and social development--in distressed urban neighborhoods and rural areas across the nation. For more information, go to http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment/programs/rc/.

Title 12 of the Local Government Code, Section 378.002 requires that the creation of the City of Dallas Neighborhood Empowerment Zones. City of Dallas Neighborhood Empowerment Zones promote an increase in economic development in the zones by promoting increased business and commercial activity, job retention and job growth by smaller businesses, increased occupancy of existing building space, reinvestment in existing building stock, and workforce development job training programs. Details about the data can be requested from Kevin Spath. Polygon features created by Ridvan Kirimli - ridvan.kirimli@dallascityhall.com. Backup if Ridvan is not available contact Kevin Spath - kevin.spath@dallascityhall.com.

Boundary of the 1994 federal empowerment zone.

Introduced in 1993, the Empowerment Zone Initiative, along with Enterprise Community Initiative and Renewal Community Initiative, sought to reduce unemployment and generate economic growth through the designation of Federal tax incentives and award of grants to distressed communities. Local, Tribal and State government interested in participating in this program were required to present comprehensive plans that included the principles of: Strategic Visions for change, Community-Based Partnerships, Economic Opportunities and Sustainable Community Development. Communities selected to participate in this program embraced these principles and lef projects that promoted economic development in their distressed communities.This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at https://imap.maryland.gov.Feature Service Link:https://mdgeodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/BusinessEconomy/MD_IncentiveZones/FeatureServer/8

Web map used in new and current Enterprise Zones web app.

View metadata for key information about this dataset.The Philadelphia Empowerment Zone is a community endowment that makes annual grants for economic development within certain geographic boundaries. Data includes commercial and industrial zones, i.e. areas with specific federal-granted special amenities (tax incentives, loans/grants) meant to attract and support businesses in blighted areas. Blighted areas are defined as meeting one of seven city mandated criteria, including unsafe, unsanitary and inadequate conditions; economically or socially undesirable land use; and faulty street and lot layout.For questions about this dataset, contact james.onofrio@phila.gov. For technical assistance, email maps@phila.gov.

This layer is intended for researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production. This layer will provide a basemap for layers related to socio-political analysis, statistical enumeration and analysis, or to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. More advanced user applications may focus on demographics, urban and rural land use planning, socio-economic analysis and related areas (including defining boundaries, managing assets and facilities, integrating attribute databases with geographic features, spatial analysis, and presentation output.)

The City has three State Enterprise Zones (SEZ): Los Angeles-Hollywood; East Los Angeles; and Harbor Gateway Communities. Each Zone provides business owners within the Zone boundaries with State incentives such as tax credits and deductions for hiring eligible employees, credits for sales and use taxes paid on qualifying machinery and electronic equipment, additional business expense deductions, and credits to lenders for loans made to Enterprise Zone businesses.

This map data layer represents the boundary for the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Zone. The data is divided into sections which separate expansion areas from the original enterprise zone area. These sections have no meaning relevance to the eligibility of properties within the zone.

OUTDATED. See the current data at https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/64xf-pyvh -- The Illinois Enterprise Zone Program is designed to stimulate economic growth and neighborhood revitalization in economically depressed areas of the state. For more information about this program, go to http://www.commerce.state.il.us/dceo/Bureaus/Business_Development/Tax+Assistance/Enterprise-Zone.htm. ​​​​​This dataset is in a forma​​t for spatial datasets that is inherently tabular but allows for a map as a derived view. Please click the indicated link below for such a map. To export the data in either tabular or geographic format, please use the Export button on this dataset.

This dataset includes boundary information for the Virginia Enterprise Zone (VEZ) program. Businesses located in an Enterprise Zone may qualify for various incentives. The VEZ program is administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and the geographic data is maintained by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.Note: The layer will be updated with amended boundaries as they are approved by the Department of Housing and Community Development and shared with VEDP. Local administrators are the ultimate owners of their locality's zone boundaries. This is not an official data source.Additional Resources:Virginia Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentVirginia's Guide to Incentives

Web map containing enterprise zones and counties.

This map layer shows enterprise zones in the City of Columbus. Enterprise zone is a designation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The designation may indicate the availability of tax concessions, which are offered to encourage business investment and provide jobs for residents.

Polygon geometry with attributes displaying enterprise zones in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.Metadata

Polygon coverage depicting the Preference Zone for Jefferson County, target area for development incentives. Formerly known as Enterprise Zone, the Preference Zone is the same area and offers the same incentivies under the Kentucky Enterprise Initiative Act. View detailed metadata.

Approved Enterprise Zones as of 2017

The Maryland Department of Commerce (COMMERCE) identifies and maintains boundaries where business may be eligible for income tax and real property tax credits for job creation and investments. Businesses may be eligible for the following tax credits: real property tax credits and income tax credits.This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at https://imap.maryland.gov.Feature Service Link:https://mdgeodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/BusinessEconomy/MD_IncentiveZones/FeatureServer/4