Message from

Mary Batley Rogers

2013 Chairman of the Board

 I very humbly accept the Chairmanship of the Farmington Chamber of Commerce.

When my great grandparents settled here in the 1860s, I’m sure they never imagined how our Farmington has developed. Gone are so many of the orchards that were planted by the early settlers, the large gardens and the livestock that were their livelihoods. We still, though, can buy fresh fruit from local growers, we have a farmers market during the summer with local produce, and on 20^th Street, you can watch alfalfa grow and see livestock and wild life at the Drake ranch on 30^{th Street}.

 Farmington has undergone tremendous changes through the years to become a hub of the Four Corners. Our business community is healthy — maybe not vigorous, but new people are still moving here, new businesses are opening up, and established companies continue doing business. We are very fortunate to have a business community that supports each other and, with an active Chamber, we will continue doing this.

This coming year, I encourage everyone to attend a Business After Hours to support the host business and to take advantage of meeting and networking with other business people in our area. The Chamber will be hosting more free seminars on topics that are of interest to small business. We would like to revive a trade show at the Civic Center. We look forward to Music on the Rocks with Art, Chile in October, the annual health fair, Redcoat ribbon cuttings, the first Energy Conference, and the Tri City Chambers Golf Tournament. In addition, plans are being made for additional fun events this year.

 During this coming year, I will work to keep the Chamber a vital part of Farmington as our community moves forward.  Let me know if you have thoughts or ideas to help us make this a great year!    Wishing everyone a Prosperous New Year!

Click here to see The Farmington Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Report for 2012 Report_from_Farmington_Chamber