The program created "opportunity zones" throughout the state to draw jobs to areas in need of new or additional industry.

New York State tries to deal with that problem through wage tax credits for companies that create jobs in their "opportunity" zones.

The Wal-Mart jobs and opportunity zones are to be set up in 10 metropolitan areas where the chain wants to build stores.

Critics claimed that the proposed jobs and opportunity zones were an effort to divert attention from the company's negative impact on local economies.

To stand with workers in poor communities and those that have lost manufacturing, textile and other jobs, we will create American opportunity zones.

Today he announced that his Administration would create 15 to 25 "educational opportunity zones" throughout the country.

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But I'm also going to "create American opportunity zones" in which "we will provide tax relief."

"And whatever you do, don't call it opportunity zones," Darman said, according to notes taken at the meeting.

New York, which began its program in 1987, is about to name as many as 15 new economic opportunity zones to join the 19 that now exist.