Palm Springs International Airport entered late spring with a clearer picture of what 2026 is becoming: not a downturn in the broad sense, but a more selective, more uneven phase of the post-boom cycle, one in which Canadian air travel softness, airline...
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Coachella Moves to Steady City Hall With New Manager and Council Vacancy Plan
After months of turbulence at City Hall, Coachella is moving toward two decisions that could help stabilize its government: hiring a permanent city manager and setting the next step for filling a vacant City Council seat. At its May 27 meeting, the City Council...
What’s For Sale: High Profile Local Listings in the Spotlight
Commercial real estate listings are more than asking prices and cap rates. When major assets come to market, they offer a working X-ray of the local economy. They can show where investors see growth, where owners are ready to take profits, where an asset class...
Rancho Mirage Chamber CEO Named to Board of Directors of the Western Association of Chamber Executives
The Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce announced that its president and CEO, Katie Slimko-Tuvell, IOM, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Western Association of Chamber Executives (WACE), the premier organization for education and professional...
IID Large Load Tariff Raises New Doubts About Coachella Data Center Plan
A proposed Imperial Irrigation District tariff for large electricity users could reshape the debate over Coachella’s controversial data center proposal, adding a power-system test to a project already facing sharp public scrutiny over water, farmland, air...




