Top business headlines from Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley http://www.mydesert.com en-us Copyright 2008, MyDesert.com Publicus online@thedesertsun.com online@thedesertsun.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:00 PST Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:56:44 PST 30 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/BUSINESS/808280333/1003/RSS02 She was only 4 at the time, but Margit Chiriaco Rusche can still feel the Army tanks rumbling past her parents' small desert rest stop east of the Coachella Valley. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:10:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/BUSINESS/808280333/1003/RSS02 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/BUSINESS/808280334/1003/RSS02 Today's retirees live in what may be the waning days of retirement's golden age, enjoying the full benefits of Social Security and company pensions in many cases. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:19:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/BUSINESS/808280334/1003/RSS02 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/BUSINESS/808280331/1003/RSS02 Business women's group to meet, ‘Plush @ the Pool' party on hiatus, and more... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:55:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/BUSINESS/808280331/1003/RSS02 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/BUSINESS04/808280302/1003/RSS02 Palm Desert's July housing sales stayed on par with June, despite prices that are higher than the Coachella Valley's median. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:53:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/BUSINESS04/808280302/1003/RSS02 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/BUSINESS04/808280323/1003/RSS02 La Quinta's housing market bucked the traditional summer slowdown in July, making year-over-year gains for the third consecutive month. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:44:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/BUSINESS04/808280323/1003/RSS02 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/COLUMNS03/808270311/1003/RSS02 As the Democrats meet at their Denver convention to jump-start the presidential campaign season, their tax platform will come under close scrutiny. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:39:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/COLUMNS03/808270311/1003/RSS02 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/BUSINESS/808270312/1003/RSS02 When Diamond Emory and her daughter Makaiah arrived at Wal-Mart to buy her fifth-grade school supplies, they encountered much to entice a young shopper. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:36:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/BUSINESS/808270312/1003/RSS02 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/BUSINESS/808270313/1003/RSS02 After an eight-month hiatus, KNews is bringing back one of the Coachella Valley's most popular radio duos. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:37:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/BUSINESS/808270313/1003/RSS02 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/NEWS06/808270325/1003/RSS02 Tribes in Southern California are playing key roles at the Democratic National Convention, as observers and as delegates. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:31:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/NEWS06/808270325/1003/RSS02 http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/BUSINESS/808270314/1003/RSS02 Oil prices swung higher Tuesday as Hurricane Gustav struck Haiti, raising concerns that the storm could slam into major oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:39:00 PST http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080827/BUSINESS/808270314/1003/RSS02