El Paso Chamber of Commerce President Richard Dayoub expressed hope and reservations about the Borderplex Alliance’s new strategic plan, in
Category: Economic Development
NASA: The World is Running Out of Water
More good news on the potable water front, from NASA via the Washington Post. We’re using groundwater faster than we’re
Over the line
If El Paso wants to thrive, we need to reduce the disincentives to crossing the border. We need to debunk
The Downtown Paradox
The buildings all sell for millions of dollars, but you can rent them for hundreds. Everybody’s holding out for the
The Wall Street Journal on Public Money for Professional Sports Stadiums
You guys may have missed the story in Monday’s Wall Street Journal titled “Pro Stadiums, Public Money.” It’s behind a
The 19th Largest City in the U.S.?
You have, no doubt, heard the oft repeated factoid that El Paso is the 19th biggest city in the U.S.
The 5 C’s
When I was in grade school, shortly after the discovery of fire but before the invention of the wheel, we
The Impending, Ongoing, QoL Bond Fiasco
Bad news for the Quality of Life Bond advocates. You got sold a pig in a poke. Remember when they
The Murky Future Revealed
You may recall that the City of El Paso is scrambling to make up a $3.5 million dollar shortfall in
Guess What. The Developers Have Been Screwing Us.
Here’s some brilliant insight from an informed observer who was sitting at the table when El Paso residential property owners
Mission Accomplished!
Well, the numbers are in, and the ballpark is a huge success. Attendance records have been broken, businesses are swarming
Our Budget Deficit
By now you’ve heard that El Paso is facing a $3.5 million deficit, and City Council will probably raise property
Those Pesky Secret Emails
In order to understand the content of those secret emails that we’re never going to see, I consulted my trusty
Our Troubles are Over
Good news for those of you who were worried about El Paso’s economic development: The Borderplex Alliance is proposing a
El Paso’s Chief Debt Enabler Resigns, Takes Job in “Private Sector”
The City’s Chief Financial Officer and debt enabler has tendered her resignation, according to this article in El Paso’s English
The Sixty-Four Dollar Question
This week’s Question and Answer session in the El Paso Inc. is an interview with Patrick Schaefer, Executive Director of
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Well, just like I predicted, the El Paso City Council has offered the job of City Manager to former Irving,
Is it trickle down economics if someone’s peeing on your leg?
More good news for the people who are responsible for El Paso’s economic development, the Borderplex Alliance. Business is booming
A Strategic Plan for Downtown Development
Here’s how you hyper-vitalize downtown El Paso, and develop its reputation as the coolest city in the Southwest: Buy the
More on Dwntwn
By now you may have read this story by David Crowder about the Downtown Management District shenanigans. To recap quickly,