Untapped Opportunities in the Coachella Valley – Wealthy Residents 55 and older
The Coachella Valley is not a stereotypically "classic" region for regional economic development. We don't have one powerhouse major city that anchors the region. For instance, despite being about the same population size as the [...]
How do Coachella Valley Business Sectors Rank by Total Annual Sales?
Today's Data Digest is the last of a three-part series. This series has explored rankings of business sectors in the Coachella Valley. We've ranked them by total number of businesses. We've ranked them by total [...]
How do Coachella Valley Business Sectors Rank by Total Employees?
Last time we looked at valley business sector rankings by total number of businesses. Now we change the focus to employment. How do valley business sectors (by NAICS code) rank if we look at their [...]
Number of Businesses – Proportions in the Coachella Valley
As we prepare for our annual Economic Summit this November, we are starting to dig through lots of interesting demographic, economic, and business data. Today we present data about the total number of businesses by [...]
Our Feelings about the Economy
As stated in my bio, I do listen to many, many podcasts. One of my favorites is the New York Time's Ezra Klein Show. His latest episode was "The Economic Theory That Explains Why Americans [...]
A jumble of jurisdiction boundaries in the Coachella Valley – Democracy at work
In case you haven't noticed, it is a pivotal election year. Whether we like it or not, this is our democracy in progress. While the nation is fixated on the national race I'm reminded of [...]
