Category: Ohio OZ Applications

First-Ever Interim Round for Ohio OZ

The first-ever interim mid-year round of Ohio Opportunity Zone application submissions was a success, by all accounts. Our firm drafted the language that was amended into Ohio’s Opportunity Zone Statute to provide for an interim round, among several other enhancements that are now part of Ohio’s Opportunity Zone law. Our firm’s Clients received over 1/3 of ALL of the funds applied […]

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Sikora Law Clients Awarded 35% of All Ohio OZ Tax Credits

Round 2 of Ohio’s Opportunity Zone Program was just completed.  Sikora Law broke its previous record by submitting 51 Round 2Ohio Opportunity Zone Applications.  Sikora Law Clients received approximately 35% of all Ohio Opportunity Zone tax credits that were issued in 2021 (topping our record in Round 1 of 21% and 42 Applications).   We […]

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More Opportunity Zone developers bet on Cleveland’s East Side

By: Michelle Jarboe, Crain’s Cleveland Enterprise Reporter, Real Estate and Economic Development “We’re seeing more interest in early-stage activity on the East Side of Cleveland now” said Mike Sikora, a Cleveland attorney who works with clients across the state. “And it is, in part at least, spurred or … benefiting from whether a particular property […]

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