Chamber helps the community prosper | Local Business

Located on the corner of North Washington and College streets, the Farmington Regional Chamber of Commerce is a very busy organization with almost 400 members catering to the needs of businesses and the community in general.

Many people may think of the chamber as a club for local businesses. While businesses are a big part of the chamber, Executive Director Candy Hente emphasized that many of the chamber’s activities help the community as a whole.

“Your average person on the street comes to the chamber looking for information about local businesses, relocation packets and tourism information,” she said. “We distribute about 600 relocation packets a year. We give them out to our largest employers and hotels. It’s a great first impression for people that are new to the community, whether they are visiting or thinking of moving here. It contains information on everything from housing and shopping and dining to fun things to do in…

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