HCN Bank, the venerable community bank based in Hemet, has crossed the mountain and officially entered the...
Economic Development
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...
Palm Springs City Council Clears the Way for Development of the City’s Tallest Building
A drastic change to the future skyline of Palm Springs was the focus of a long, tense public hearing on...
College of the Desert’s Roadrunner Motors is Under Construction with a Spring 2027 Opening Anticipated
College of the Desert (COD) is putting education, workforce development, and economic revitalization into high...
Why Thermal Ranch Is the Essence of Smart, Major Economic Development for the East Valley
Soon after the Riverside County Planning Commission approved development plans for a major new East Valley project,...








