Just a little more than a year ago, Palm Springs International Airport’s Master Plan was described as a sweeping, long-range expansion that would add many gates, expand terminal capacity, reshape and greatly increase the scale of rental car operations, and position...
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Coachella and Stagecoach Music Festival Economic Impacts: Pick a Number, Any Number
The latest round of claims about the economic power of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Music Festival has produced a familiar result in the desert this spring: very big numbers, very little methodological transparency, and just enough...
Salton Sea Gains a New Conservancy as the Salton Sea Authority Builds Upon its Critical Role
California’s official launch last week of the new Salton Sea Conservancy adds what some see as fresh momentum to mitigate one of the state’s most persistent environmental challenges. For communities in the Coachella Valley and Imperial Valley, that is...
Coral Mountain Desert Club Breaks Ground in La Quinta, Capping a Long Fight
On a stretch of desert land below Coral Mountain that has spent years at the center of one of La Quinta’s most heated land use fights, early site work is now underway. Meriwether Companies has formally launched Coral Mountain Desert Club, a private club and...
Palm Springs Hospitality Sector Backs New Tourism District to Help Finance Convention Center Upgrades
Palm Springs has taken a significant step toward creating a new hotel-funded tourism district that city leaders and hospitality operators say could provide a long-term financing stream for major convention center improvements and related upgrades intended to...




