Have you ever heard of GIS? Host Laura James is joined by CVEP’s GIS coordinator, David Robinson, for an ever-so-slightly nerdy, data-driven show about Geographic Information Systems. David shares his path towards becoming a GIS practitioner as well as his path towards working in GIS for an economic development agency – which isn’t all that common. Learn what GIS is; what it can do for a small business, nonprofit, or government agency; where all that data comes from; and how to get in touch with him to inquire about GIS projects for your business.

As the COVID-19 crisis persists, Joe Wallace and Laura James discuss how invigorating it has been for the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership team to help save area businesses from pandemic-caused demise. They talk about the "Visionary of the 21st Century" Elon Musk who is flexing his business muscle at politicians and getting his way with reopening his company.

Joe Wallace and Laura James discuss a study that the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership conducted and released last week entitled The Employment Impact of COVID-19 on the Coachella Valley. It focuses on how hard the virus is affecting the local economy being that we are so dependent upon tourism in the desert Cities. More than 50,000 jobs have been lost and the unemployment rate will be swelling to between 32% and 35%.