Our Partners
Marra Market Intelligence is grateful for the support of our partners who help us get the word out about the Greater Palm Springs regional economy.
Our work to identify and report on the business and economic news and trends that matter is greatly bolstered by their collective expertise and history of successful management of their organizations. They have effectively and honorably navigated the complexities of doing business in the desert region and prospered during both robust and weak economic conditions.
Please support our partners in your ongoing business activities.
SBEMP LLP
SBEMP LLP is a full-service law firm with offices in Palm Springs, Orange County, San Diego, New Jersey, and New York. The founding members were partners in the largest law firm in the Inland Empire, each with a proven track record of substantial success. They formed SBEMP to concentrate exclusively on providing clients with superior legal representation and first-class service at competitive pricing.
The foundation of the firm is hard work, creative and aggressive advocacy, and an unwavering focus on the needs of our clients. Our goal in every matter is to achieve the best possible result in a cost-effective manner.
Our attorneys have handled hundreds of trials, arbitrations, and alternative dispute resolution proceedings, as well as negotiated and closed complex business and real estate transactions totaling billions of dollars throughout the United States. Our attorneys also provide full-service labor and employment legal services ranging, from day-to-day employment law, employment law related litigation, and collective bargaining.
For more information, visit www.sbemp.com
Parkinson LLP
Parkinson, LLP is a personal injury firm built for high-stakes cases. We represent injured people and families in severe personal injury cases and wrongful death cases across California. We prepare every case with a clear goal: build leverage early, prove damages with real evidence, and be ready to take the case to trial when justice requires it. Because that’s how you build leverage for the best outcome.
The principals of the firm, James Parkinson and Shaun Murphy, bring major trial and appellate experience, national-level credibility, and the kind of courtroom readiness that changes how insurance companies evaluate risk.
Learn more at https://parkinson.law/
Petra Geosciences Inc.
Petra Geosciences, Inc. provides comprehensive investigations for geotechnical engineering and engineering geology concerning earth materials and their relationship with engineered structures.
Our mission is to provide peace of mind to our clients by providing safe, economic and timely solutions on every project, for every client. We strive to become and remain the consultant of choice for geotechnical and environmental services in Southern California by providing prompt, reliable and efficient services to all our clients.
Our highly experienced and well-educated personnel provide expertise in a wide range of projects throughout the geotechnical, geological and environmental fields, employing cutting edge equipment, software and practices.
Visit www.petra-inc.com for more information.
Meade Commercial
Meade Commercial is a premier full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm serving the Coachella Valley. Building upon the foundation established as Wilson Meade Commercial Real Estate, the firm represents the next chapter of a highly respected brokerage platform known for its market leadership, trusted advisory services, and consistent transactional success throughout the region.
With more than $3 billion in cumulative transaction value, Meade Commercial’s leadership team and brokerage professionals have played a significant role in shaping the commercial real estate landscape across the Coachella Valley. The firm’s Top Brokerage Core Team brings together decades of collective experience representing property owners, investors, developers, and businesses in complex leasing, investment sales, and strategic advisory assignments.
Meade Commercial provides expertise across a broad spectrum of asset classes, including office, retail, industrial, multifamily, hospitality, and land. Through disciplined market analysis, sophisticated marketing strategies, and deep industry relationships, the firm delivers solutions designed to maximize asset performance and create long-term value for its clients.
The firm’s approach is defined by institutional-level execution combined with unmatched local market knowledge. Meade Commercial maintains a collaborative, client-focused culture that prioritizes responsiveness, transparency, and long-term partnerships. By leveraging deep regional insight and a strategic advisory mindset, the firm helps clients navigate an evolving commercial real estate environment with confidence.
Headquartered in the Coachella Valley, Meade Commercial remains committed to serving as a trusted advisor and market leader, providing
Learn more at: MeadeCommercial.com
HCN Bank
HCN Bank was founded in 1974 by a group of community leaders from the Hemet and San Jacinto area who were involved in various businesses, including real estate, auto, agriculture, and engineering.
Until January of 2023, we operated as The Bank of Hemet. Our original mission was to create a "friends and family" bank that was safe and sound, provided a positive environment for clients and employees, and committed to the community.
Today, these beliefs remain, though our community has expanded. With seven branches throughout the Inland Empire, we currently lend in over 40 states and have deposit clients in all 50. We are very connected to the local business communities near our branches, providing financing solutions to them and other small and medium-sized businesses. We specialize in corporate banking, with an emphasis on serving school districts, cities, nonprofit organizations, and middle-market businesses that need treasury management services.
While we always invite clients into our office and maintain our high-touch approach, we also strive to find user-friendly technology for clients who prefer these channels. We consider ourselves a community bank leader in providing technology-based solutions to our customer base, and we actively educate our clients on subjects such as cybersecurity, network protection, and staying safe online. Lastly, we pride ourselves on performance, knowing that a consistently high-performing, well-capitalized bank will always be safe and sound. Over the last 20 years, we have received several state and national awards and, because we never deviated from our business model, we have remained successful through good times and bad, consistently competing with the highest-performing banks in the state.
We are excited about our newest branch in Palm Springs, which opened in late 2025. We believe there is a need for small and medium-sized businesses that may fall under the radar of the very large banks and that deserve the personal attention provided by people like Leo Macias, a 24-year resident of the Coachella Valley and our newly appointed Market President.
Desert Valleys Builders Association
The DVBA is an association of building industry professionals, representing all levels of the construction industry and committed to ensuring that building of all types remains vibrant and strong in our region.
We are dedicated to providing excellence in community development while protecting the natural beauty of the Coachella and Imperial Valleys. And to be an industry sector leader and collaborative partner in the complex economic and regulatory environments of the Coachella and Imperial Valleys.
For more information, visit www.thedvba.org