College of the Desert (COD) was founded in 1958 and opened its doors for the first time in September 1962. COD enrolls approximately 12,500 students, of which roughly one third attend college full time. As a two-year college, the College offers transfer students an affordable option for starting college and transferring to a four-year institution. COD [...]
CVEP and Riverside County Office of Economic Development have joined forces again this April to celebrate Riverside County Innovation Month. As part of the monthlong celebration of innovation, local entrepreneurs and the public were invited to participate in the region’s signature Innovation Month event, Coachella Valley Fast Pitch, hosted by CVEP. Coachella Valley Fast Pitch [...]
The arts have always played a major role within the Coachella Valley. Starting in the early 20th century with the first desert artist colonies, artists have been the cultural bedrock of our cities. Even in the modern day the importance of our art culture here in the wider Coachella Valley has not declined. In fact, [...]
Before COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the nation’s economy, the official unemployment rate was 3.5%. As of Friday, March 5, the official rate now stands at 6.2%. Since last April, the nation has lost 9.5 million jobs, more jobs lost than during the Great Recession. But the official unemployment rate only represents the number of people [...]
We celebrated Economic Development Week last week: it was a great chance for us to show off what economic development actually is, and what it does for our communities. Economic development professionals are hard at work at all levels of government – federal, state, county, city, and tribal – and within nonprofit and for-profit corporations, [...]
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