Across Northwest Indiana, prolonged electricity outages and slow restoration raise questions about more than storm recovery. They also offer a glimpse of the infrastructure challenge beneath the region’s next wave of economic growth.
Capital attraction is no longer enough. Cities must structure investment so more value remains rooted locally. Local ownership is becoming a competitive advantage for cities that want growth to translate into lasting wealth.
Cities do not just need more investment. They need ownership structures that help more of the value created by investment stay rooted locally.
The market measures risk. A better urban intelligence model measures what capital can build, retain and compound.
Treasury tracked $89 billion in Opportunity Fund investments between 2019 and 2022. Less than 2 percent went to operating businesses.
Cities don't just need investment. They need ownership models that keep more of the value from investment rooted locally.