Perry County Economic Development Authority

09/01/2026

Congratulations to the Perryville Area CEO program!

We’re excited to share that the Perryville Area CEO program has received a $12,000 grant through The Bank of Missouri and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Member Impact Fund! 🥳

A big thank you to The Bank of Missouri for selecting the Perryville Area CEO program as one of four Perry County organizations to receive this funding. The Bank of Missouri contributed $3,000, which was matched 3-to-1 by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines for an additional $9,000 bringing the total grant to $12,000!

We’re grateful to both organizations for this support and for choosing to invest in the youth of Perry County.

Thank you to The Bank of Missouri and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines for supporting us!

08/28/2026

TIF GRANTS ARE REOPENING!

Have a downtown project you didn’t get submitted during the May application period? You still have another chance to apply for 2026 TIF Grant funding!

Applications will reopen September 1–30, 2026 for eligible properties located within the TIF District.

🏢 Façade Grants – 50% matching grant
🔨 Structural Grants – 75% matching grant

If you’ve been considering improvements to your property, now is your second chance to apply for 2026 funding!

📅 Applications open September 1 and close September 30.
📍 Property must be located within the TIF District to qualify.

Have questions about whether your property is within the district or if your project may qualify? Reach out to Downtown Perryville for more information!

Apply Here: https://www.perrycountymo.org/downtown-perryville-advancement-inc/

08/25/2026

Downtown Perryville wants your feedback! Take the survey 👇

Link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=AuTaXwtvk0K2s0HLmFka2R89yAu9EzlLuf66GHHfOwBUNjBFUUE1SDBVTkNBQ1pLS1BTSlNZWVBCOS4u&route=shorturl&fbclid=IwY2xjawT6qStwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUlSbDIxU3gxUFk2SU9qMjJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEebUaDTpc_zqACRUxGX9lnkJARmNt_mXe_wBO77BoS19ot-m_Ux1kmtzAT_Eo_aem_xAJxpt5934DMBwMRmGX_Kg

We Want to Hear From You!

Your voice matters when it comes to the future of Downtown Perryville! We’re asking community members to take a few minutes to complete our Downtown Community Survey.

The information collected through this survey is an important step in helping us understand what our community wants and needs from Downtown Perryville. Your feedback will help identify long-term economic goals, priorities, projects, and Transformation Strategies that will guide our work moving forward.

The survey is being hosted by Missouri Main Street Connection (MMSC), and the results will provide valuable insight as we continue working to make Downtown Perryville an even better place to live, work, shop, visit, and enjoy! ❤️

Whether you live here, work here, own a business, visit downtown, or simply care about our community — we want to hear from YOU!

👉 Take the survey here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=AuTaXwtvk0K2s0HLmFka2R89yAu9EzlLuf66GHHfOwBUNjBFUUE1SDBVTkNBQ1pLS1BTSlNZWVBCOS4u&route=shorturl

Please share this post and help us gather feedback from as many members of our community as possible!

City of Perryville Government

08/10/2026

🤝 Stronger Together

We’re excited to officially announce a regional partnership with
Perry County Economic Development Authority!

By working together, we can share resources, strengthen our regional voice, and create more opportunities for businesses and communities across Southeast Missouri.

We’re looking forward to what’s ahead and what we can accomplish together.

📖 Read more: https://semoredi.com/news/semo-redi-and-perry-county-economic-development-authority-formalize-regional-partnership/

08/07/2026

Public Presentation: Data Center Regulations

The City of Perryville, in partnership with the Perry County Commission and Perry County EDA, will host a public presentation regarding the City’s efforts to regulate data centers.

The public is invited to attend to learn more about the City’s brand-new data center ordinance and the steps being taken to regulate data center development if the City would be approached by a developer in the future.

07/30/2026

Our friends at SEMO REDI launched their inaugural issue of Industry Insights. We were pleased to provide information on the NEW Ranken Technical College - Southeast aviation program, coming soon to Perry County!

Crystal Jones highlights how Ranken Technical College's expanding Southeast campus, including a new Aircraft Maintenance Technical School, is strengthening Southeast Missouri's workforce by preparing students for high-demand technical careers aligned with industry needs.

07/13/2026

Congratulations Gilster-Mary Lee and the entire Welge family! 🎉🥳

07/12/2026

What a great day for the Don Welge Memorial Bridge opening ceremony! We are truly thankful to have participated in this historic event. 🇺🇸🇺🇸The new bridge is more than just a transportation asset. It links together the southeast Missouri and southern Illinois communities, making us all safer, stronger, and more economically viable.

A HUGE shout out to the planning team, formed by the Perryville & Chester Economic Development Corporation, who linked arms with MoDOT Southeast District and spent the last 18 months planning this event. Those team members included the counties of Perry and Randolph including the Sheriff’s and Emergency Management offices, cities of Perryville and Chester including local police and fire departments, economic development offices in both Perry and Randolph Counties, the Chester Chamber of Commerce, Perryville Chamber of Commerce, Ames Construction, Mike Warren, Dean Bader, Gilster-Mary Lee Corp., and Mid America Rehab. It was a perfect example of how great we can be when we work together!

We also could not have planned such an amazing day without the support of our event sponsors!

Gilster Mary-Lee
Advanced Industrial Controls
TG Missouri
First State Community Bank
Robinson Companies
Perryville Development Corporation
Dave Holder, CPA
Southern Illinois Motor Express
Siemer Milling
Memorial Hospital Chester
Loy-Lange Box
Knight Hawk Coal
ProAmpac
Martin Grain Co
Better Hearing Solutions
Anthony & Sarah Allen
Ames Construction
MOD-PAC
Buena Vista National Bank
Red Dot Construction
Gateway Solar
Berlin Packaging
Pattern Energy
Cargill

We appreciate everyone that took time out of their day to celebrate with us.

07/11/2026

Share your photos of today’s event with MoDOT!

Thank you to everyone who joined us today to celebrate the ribbon cutting for the Don Welge Memorial Bridge!

If you captured photos during the event, we’d love to see them. Please share your memories at https://guestcam.co/guest/ls4Uzpl03v. We can’t wait to see the moments you captured as we celebrated this milestone together!

07/11/2026

Join us for the Don Welge Memorial Bridge ribbon cutting ceremony today (Saturday, July 11) at 11 a.m. or watch the livestream on Facebook!