Indio to open Business Connect Center for training, resources

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - City officials will open the Indio Business Connect Center in downtown Indio next week, a new facility designed to expand access to business resources, training and education.

The facility will host its first free event from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Jan. 28 at 45222 Towne St.

In partnership with the Riverside County Workforce Development Center, the "Introduction to Employer Services" workshop will offer information on hiring and recruitment support, training and wage subsidies, layoff aversion services and employer incentives.

"The Indio Business Connect Center marks an exciting next step in the city's continued investment in its growing business community and in the entrepreneurs and business owners who are driving Indio's economic future," Mayor Elaine Holmes said in a statement. "We're thrilled to be kicking off 2026 with a dedicated, welcoming space specifically to support our hardworking business owner."

Funded by the city's Economic Development Department, the center will host business classes, workshops, panel discussions, one-on-one consulting, a future co-working space and a learning lab for hands-on skill building, officials said.

More information on programming and events can be found at indio.org/IBC.