by By Bob Marra | Jan 3, 2024 | Economic Development, Featured, Lithium Valley
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently released analysis of Lithium Valley’s immense domestic mineral source potential as further urgency to continue investing in and developing the region’s geothermal and lithium...
by By Bob Marra | Jan 2, 2024 | Business and Development Briefs, Economy
Many feared 2023 would be the year of recession. It turned out to be a year of remarkable resilience. Inflation has cooled and the unemployment rate has now been under 4% for 22 months straight, the longest such stretch in over 50 years, according to the US Bureau of...
by By Bob Marra | Dec 29, 2023 | Featured, Housing
The Coachella Valley is truly a land of extremes. With these extremes come challenges that have become increasingly difficult for officials at the national, state and local level – homelessness and housing. California’s homeless population grew 6% this year to...
by By Bob Marra | Dec 20, 2023 | Economic Development, Energy, Featured
Two local agencies charged with reviewing options for continued publicly owned and managed electrical service in the Imperial Irrigation District service area have identified two preferred alternatives in a study conducted by Dopudja & Wells Consulting. The...
by By Bob Marra | Dec 20, 2023 | Airports, Featured, Hospitality & Tourism
Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) and Agua Caliente Casinos have announced a historic first in the airport industry, a naming rights sponsorship agreement re-naming the airport’s Regional Jet concourse to the Agua Caliente Concourse. “For over 20 years, Agua...
