Economic Development is alive and well in Twentynine Palms, with a Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott and a Holiday Inn Express & Suites added to the lodging inventory in recent years along with several new restaurants, a discount grocery store, and a certified farmers market. Basically relying on family-owned small businesses to supply the community's needs since the 1920s, the City is open to new retail and restaurant development to help serve the local residents, the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center families next door, and a portion of the 1.4 million tourists to Joshua Tree National Park that visit or pass through our City each year.

Economic Development - Join us!

Home to Joshua Tree National Park Headquarters & Oasis Visitor Center and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, the City of Twentynine Palms (population 30,832, and 58.4 square miles) offers rich cultural history, distinguished desert beauty, and the convenience of rural living with the attractions of nearby urban opportunities.

The Economic Development Division seeks to promote development in the City of Twentynine Palms by actively pursuing new commercial projects that generate retail sales tax, transient occupancy tax, and other revenue sources for the City. Additionally, the Division works with existing business owners and leasing agents to promote retention of existing businesses and attraction of new retailers. The Division's goal is to reach full occupancy in the existing centers.

The Downtown Plan

Click here for Project Phoenix and the proposed downtown plan (2011).

Click here for the Downtown Economic Revitalization Specific Plan (2009).

Redevelopment

Visit our REDEVELOPMENT page to learn more about the City of Twentynine Palms Redevelopment Agency and recent RDA projects in the community, and to view the current Twentynine Palms Affordable Housing Database inventory lists.

Wanted: Retail & Restaurants

See our Business Incentives & Programs section for more information about business development in Twentynine Palms.

The City is currently seeking RETAIL and RESTAURANT businesses

 to locate in Twentynine Palms.

Contact the City Manager's office (760-367-6799) to learn more.

( cmanager(at)ci.twentynine-palms.ca.us )