By: Jon Shainman, WPTV
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. - Governor Rick Scott recently declared 245 areas of the state would be set up as Opportunity Zones. 35 of them are in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast.
On a bright sunny day, Greg Hall walks to the family A/C business.
“Started in 1960. Moved us down from Detroit," said Hall.
He has seen plenty of change in the Rio community. He points to a corner that once housed a trailer park and a laundromat but now is an undeveloped parcel and some new benches.
Governor Rick Scott just named Rio one of two Opportunity Zones in Martin County…