By the time homes rose, roads were paved, and commercial centers opened across Greater Palm Springs, Alan Pace’s work was already buried beneath the surface. As vice president of the Desert Region for Costa Mesa-based Petra Geosciences, Inc., Pace plays a quiet...
A long-running legal fight between the Desert Valleys Builders Association and the City of Coachella has narrowed to a surprisingly simple demand with big consequences: an independent audit of the city’s development impact fee accounts. DVBA argues that the...
Continental Assets Management has recently purchased the Indian Wells Resort Hotel and announced that Quorum Hospitality has been hired to manage it. Founded by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in 1957, the historic Indian Wells Resort Hotel is known for its vintage...
In an era when new hotels and restaurants are often announced with lofty claims of “five-star” aspirations, the AAA and Forbes Travel Guide ratings for 2025 offer a bracing dose of reality. At the upper tiers of hospitality, prestige is not self-assigned. It is...
By late summer, the valley’s labor market had started to feel like it was stuck. July brought a sharp jump in unemployment. August confirmed the slowdown was broader than a routine seasonal dip. Then October disappeared from the calendar because the federal...