Financial Guide

Riverside County In Focus

“EDA’s mantra is simple: Increase jobs, wages, and investment in the county,” says Sarah Mundy, assistant director of economic development and cultural services.

A Valley Rising

In a demonstration of solidarity behind a set of ideals, a cross section of stakeholders — including nine municipalities — has literally bought into a plan to grow and strengthen the desert...

By Steven Biller

Agriculture

After a dip in 2008, the value of Coachella Valley’s agricultural yields rose in 2009.

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Retail

This fall’s opening of El Paseo Village delighted expectant shoppers hungry for hip, high-end stores. Techies in town rejoiced with the announcement of a much-desired Apple store entering the mix...

By Mona de Crinis

Arts

Institutions throughout the valley persevere to communicate an abundance of enriching experiences to desert audiences.

By Steven Biller

Education

Educational Programs are designed to help create a Coachella Valley workforce able to not only fill local needs, but also attract technology-based, green industries that diversify the local economy.

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Tourism

Increasingly, people come to the Coachella Valley come for the world-class events.

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Preservation

Preservationists suggest close links between past and present and often must dispel the myth that conserving the region’s distinctive heritage creates a bad environment for local business.

By Alex Altman

Sports

With more than 130 courses sprawling from one end of the Coachella Valley to the other, golf generates a lot of money for the desert. But other sports also are making their mark on the local scene.

By Mona de Crinis

Healthcare

The desert area’s strengths are the number and quality of medical facilities, the availability of clinics, a commitment to improving health, and good dissemination of information.

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Infrastructure

In the planning stages since 1994, the Ramon Road project was “shovel ready” — and thus received $39.4 million in federal stimulus funds.

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Cathedral City

Cathedral City continues to make economic strides through innovative planning and expediting key business and residential development to grow the City.

By Ellen Paris

Coachella

“We continue to set the bar higher,” says Mayor Eduardo Garcia about his city’s outlook for the future.

By Gayl Biondi

Desert Hot Springs

Desert Hot Springs, experiencing a resurgence of energy from within, is truly a “City on the Move” that is growing into its potential.

By Pamela Bieri

Indian Wells

Whether you want to visit, raise a family, relocate your business, or retire, this desert paradise situated in the heart of the Coachella Valley offers a top-caliber quality of life.

By Jan Silver Maguire

Indio

“Indio remains a city on the move with positive present and future growth,” notes Mayor Gene Gilbert. “There are examples of all types showcasing this around the city.”

By Ellen Paris

La Quinta

People are embracing life’s most basic values — healthy living, time with family and friends, and simple pleasures. This has inspired the city of La Quinta to focus on what makes life in this...

By Andrea Carter

Palm Desert

Palm Desert has relied on thoughtful planning and thriving commerce to build a solid civic foundation that generates a superior quality of life for residents and an unforgettable experience for...

By David Hermann

Palm Springs

Palm Springs leads the way in Riverside County when it comes to creating successful community economic development programs.

By Amy Blaisdell

Rancho Mirage

Rancho Mirage is moving forward, with fiscal, physical, and social balance, into the next decade of the 21st century.

By Joanna Beresford