Ready One, nee the National Company for the Employment of the Disabled, the enterprise that former CEO Bob Jones drove
Category: economic development
The Bad . . .
El Paso made a couple more lists this week. We’re number nine on the list of fastest warming cities, according
The Local Economy Is Doing Great. Except Structurally.
Good news, everybody. The local economy is doing great. From the El Paso Inc.: What if someone said the U.S.
Plan B
Here’s a video from Vice.com and Nike, celebrating Chicano culture and the Cortez. The contributions of Los Angeles’s Chicanos to
We’re Going to Revitalize Ourselves to Death
It’s time to stop pretending like El Paso’s biggest challenge is downtown revitalization. Here’s MountainStar Sports Group’s Executive Director Josh
A Horror Story
With Halloween right around the corner, I thought I’d share this true life horror story. The City of El Paso’s
Welcome to Rancho El Paso
El Paso is poor. According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, there were 267,376 households in El Paso County in 2016,
Retrovision: Forget the Arena
This article originally appeared on 8 February 2017. Here’s a feel-good story from the El Paso Times about how few
It’s Time for Plan B
No, not emergency contraception. We missed that boat years ago. It’s time to stop pretending like those Quality of Life
I Want a Salad, Not a Soup
Our city leaders are trying to give El Paso all the soul of an airport food court. That’s bad, but
Straight Talk About the Arena
There’s a lot of noise about the arena. Duranguito. Gringolandia. Contempt of court. Arrogant and dismissive. Mysterious phone surveys. Voter
There’s One Born Every Minute
Downtown’s renovation is going swimmingly! Here’s a story in the El Paso Inc. about the Abdou Building. The historic Abdou
Greetings From Gringolandia!
Wish you were here! County Commissioner Vince Perez is all in our face about Senator Jose Rodriguez’ quote in Texas
New Mexico’s Exodus Problem Sounds Familiar
Here’s a story I came across in US News and World Report: After years of stagnation, New Mexico’s economy is
Socialism for the Rich, Chuco-Style
Maybe you’ve been wondering what the taxpayers could do for the Hunts and WestStar Bank to thank them for all
Finally, A Good News Story About El Paso
Here’s a story in Texas Monthly that paints El Paso as an enlightened community. Fighting the developers. Duranguito and the
Another Inconvenient Truth
According the estimates from the United States Census Bureau, El Paso’s Median Household Income declined from $45,069 in 2015, to
Brand Management Chuco-Style
Five years from now, when people hear the name “Margo,” are they going to think of Tom Lea and FEMAP,
What Could We Do With $180 Million?
If we spend $180 million for a redundant arena, that’s $180 million we can’t spend on something else. Some people
Hasta La Vista
This just in, from the El Paso Times: AT&T is closing its East Side call center by the end of