Melanie Edwards-Barton, CEO of the Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Commerce, talks with emcee Jeff Davenport at an event in Douglas last year. We live in a geographically diverse region of Arizona, from its Sky Island mountain ranges to the San Pedro River’s lush riparian areas, thriving agricultural zones, industrial mining operations, grazing lands and national monuments. Its business landscape is no different, with Willcox, the agricultural and cattleman heartland with a growing wine industry; the historic towns of Tombstone and Bisbee; Douglas, the second largest commercial port of entry; Sierra Vista, the county’s commercial, educational, and medical hub; and Fort Huachuca, its largest employer. This diversity creates a tapestry of businesses, from multinational mining companies, a home-based accountant, a local family feed store, a communications tech company or local energy producer, they’re all part of our region’s commercial fabric. Woven into that fabric is the Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Commerce, a body tasked with promoting a positive business atmosphere and providing leadership for the improvement of the communities it serves. Most of the businesses in our region are by definition small, thus most of the chamber’s members are small businesses, and the various services and programs they […]
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