Demolition in our urban core not only destroys historic buildings, it destroys any chance of revitalizing downtown. What’s going to
Category: Economic Development
A Motive for the City Manager’s Raise?
Could the power brokers behind El Paso’s city government have arranged for the City Manager’s $61,000 a year raise? According
Regional Economic Development
The Borderplex Alliance, an entity dedicated to regional economic development, commissioned a study by Angelou Economics to develop a plan
Another Two Bite the Dust
The bar business is dynamic. The barriers to entry in Texas are relatively small, and almost everyone who’s been in
The Price of Gasoline: Updated
Update: According to this story in yesterday’s English language daily, business is good for Western Refining. Western Refining beat analysts’
The Price of Gasoline
One time, years ago, I stopped for gas at the 7 Eleven at the corner of Mesa and University. At
Who Represents El Paso?
If you only read the local newspapers, and maybe watch the City Council meetings on the internet, you might not
El Paso: A Metaphor
El Paso is like that really nice girl with the shitty boyfriend who treats her badly and maybe hits her
More Good News
David Crowder at the El Paso Inc. reports this week that airline passenger traffic has dropped twenty percent over the
“There’s no need to fear. Underdog is here.”
Maybe you’re one of those people who think that the litany of bad news coming to light about El Paso’s
DestinationElPaso’s Branding Campaign
Branding isn’t advertising. It’s not marketing. A brand is more like the gestalt of a good or service. A brand
The World is Round
What I’m about to suggest is heresy. What if downtown El Paso will never be a high-end destination? That’s the
El Paso: No. 1 Again!
El Paso is getting national recognition again, this time in a Bloomberg survey of the Top Twenty Cities Americans are
Juarez Rumors
The word on the street (literally, a taxista told me at the corner of Juarez and Begonias) is that the
“Trust me.”
How about this incredible decision by the Downtown Management District to refuse grant money from the Texas Historical Commission for
No, really.
You must think I’m an unappreciative asshole. Some (many) people do. You know, the Borderplex Alliance is financed 100% by
Have we hit the bottom?
According to the El Paso Inc.’s Book of Lists, eleven of the fourteen largest employers in El Paso feed at
How are we doing?
A couple of tradesmen I know, top-notch remodel types, are hurting for work. Like if you call them, they’re at
Our Excellent Adventure
Those cats at the Borderplex Alliance suggest our region become known for Quality. Where should we start? Maybe we should
Hooray for the Borderplex Alliance
In this piece in the El Paso Inc., titled Carruthers: Why the region needs to work together former New Mexico