The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians recently announced that two new Agua Caliente Fuel facilities are...
Economic Development Articles
Palm Springs City Council Pushes for Joint Meeting with Agua Caliente Tribe as Extreme Warehouse Plan Sparks Public Outcry
Palm Springs residents packed City Hall on December 10 for one of the most intense and well-attended public...
Indio Grand Marketplace Deal for Nobles Ranch Land Nears as City Pushes for Clear Plan
After decades of false starts, the future of the largely empty Indio Grand Marketplace and the long-vacant...
HCN Bank Brings Community Banking Back to Palm Springs With New Financial Center
HCN Bank, the venerable community bank based in Hemet, has crossed the mountain and officially entered the...
Palm Springs Approves New Economic Blueprint to Broaden Its Economy While Keeping Tourism at the Core
Palm Springs has adopted a new “Economic Development Strategic Framework,” a sweeping but streamlined blueprint...
La Quinta Leaders Chart a Future Built on Growth, Stability, and a Surge of New Development
State of the City 2025 features major economic development announcements and a unified vision for the Highway...
From Enron to Greater Palm Springs: Steve Lawrence Warns That Energy Is the Region’s Defining Economic Test
Steve Lawrence has spent his life in rooms where the country’s biggest energy decisions were made. He was an...
Palm Springs Takes Aim at a More Balanced Future With A Major Economic Overhaul Plan
When the Palm Springs City Council meets Monday, November 24, it will weigh one of the most consequential economic...
New Power Capacity for Development Must Rely on Cities, Developers, and IID to Join Forces
The push to bring new power capacity to the eastern Coachella Valley took a visible step forward this month as...








