This week at the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership

June 17, 2011

Here is a glimpse of what is happening at CVEP.

CVEP Annual Investor Meeting

Thanks to all who attended this year's Annual Investor Meeting. The meeting, well attended by CVEP stakeholders, served as the installation for the 2011 - 12 Board of Directors as well as the setting for the State of CVEP which included updates on the organization and the new Rabobank Regional Business Center and iHub. The resounding message coming out of the meeting - the game plan going forward for the Coachella Valley is to compete, compete, compete! KPSP Local 2 covered the event as their Vice President and General Manager is now the CVEP Chair. Click here to read and watch the coverage. The Desert Sun also attended, click here to read their front page article.

CVEP to Manage Coachella Valley iHub

This past Wednesday, the city of Palm Springs approved a memorandum of understanding with the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership to manage the new Coachella Valley iHub. The CViHub will be located within the Rabobank Regional Business Center which is set to open in July. The CViHub will work to provide a wide variety of programs, services and incentives to start-up businesses focused on creating and developing clean technology. For more information, to get involved or to help spread the word visit CViHub.com.

Palm Springs Destination - the Highlife

A news brief released by the city of Palm Springs on Thursday announced the recent edition of the prestigious British Airways travel magazine, Highlife, features the Palm Springs destination on its cover. "The cover story called 'Palm Springs Eternal,' delves into the history of legendary crooner Frank Sinatra's love affair with Palm Springs along with the City's re-emergence as a trendy vacation destination thanks to a renewed appreciation for the City's famed mid-century modern architecture, which is highlighted in a four page photo shoot." Click here to read the full article.

Mark your Calendar - Upcoming Events

Saturday, June 18 - CVEP Scholars Awards Celebration

2:00-4:00 p.m. at UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center click here for details

Monday, June 27 - CVAG General Assembly

Mission Lakes Country Club in Desert Hot Springs

Friday October 21 - 2011 Coachella Valley Economic Summit

More details to follow

Thanks for reading the CVEP Weekly Newsletter.

Tom Flavin

President & CEO

Coachella Valley Economic Partnership

DID YOU KNOW

Solar Millennium, now Solar Trust of America, is celebrating the ground breaking for their Blythe solar power project today. Expected guests include Governor Jerry Brown, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar and California's Secretary for Natural Resources, John Laird.