Business View Civil Municipal June 2023

143 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 6 scenic landscapes, and welcoming community, the city of Perryville has much to offer. “One of Perryville’s greatest assets is our citizens,” boasts Mayor Larry Riney. “We have hard-working citizens with family values. They like to maintain their homes and keep their community as clean as possible. They enjoy helping not only their families but their fellow citizens. I think that is our greatest asset as far as the city is concerned.” Gilster-Mary Lee is one of Perryville’s largest manufacturers, with over 1,200 employees. Their presence in the community is largely due to the foresight of the Perryville Development Corporation, an offshoot of the Chamber of Commerce which was formed in the 1950s, during a time when the city was experiencing an economic downturn. City Administrator Brent Buerck explains, “What that group did, is they sold hope to the community. They sold several thousand individual shares for $10 a share into the Perryville Development PERRYVI LLE , MISSOURI Designed for Technology, Engineered to Last 314-403-1225 fwslash.com Managed Services Cyber Security Network Security Audits IP Telephony/VoIP Web Site Management Video Surveillance Access Controls Audio Visual Cloud Computing Connecting Municipal Governments & SMBs Cyber Security Managed SOC, Vulnerability Scanning, Penetration Testing, EDR, Security Polices, Email Security & Awareness Training, Dark Web Monitoring, and Two-factor Authentication Managed Services Network Engineering, Security, Application Support, Live Help Desk, Cloud Computing, Wireless, and Anti-Virus