EDITORIAL TEAM John Allaire Jamie Barrie Janice Buckler Denise Alison Jody Euloth Ceiledh Monk Dan Monk
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Carmen Fitzpatrick GRAPHIC DESIGNER Matt Erikson
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Lee Ann Atwater
MANAGING DIRECTOR Rod Gregg
COMMUNICATIONS & ADMIN LEAD Calli Gregg
SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER David MacDonald
RESEARCH TEAM LEADS Alia Morash Ashley Tanner
PUBLISHER AIDACA Media
A s we head into the first big long weekend of summer in Canada with July 1 st , and our U.S. friends to the south getting ready for July 4 th read our “Top 10 Destinations” to celebrate both of these amazing holidays. Check it out and see if your favorite place to watch the fireworks in July made our list. Speaking of getting outdoors, we sit down with Red Paddle Co GM, Andrew Meakin and learn how a trend that first hit the waters of the UK in 2008 as “a bit of an idea,” has become a whole new segment of the market for outdoor sports and recreational equipment, plus it would be a great way to enjoy the fireworks out on the water. When you get back it is time for your favorite sociable and we can’t think of a better place to do that then Mount Arrowsmith Brewing. Most think that starting a new business venture is difficult and can, at times, be nail-biting and hectic. The uncertainty, the economic pressure, the lack of recognition, finding a spot in the marketplace and holding on for dear life. Many businesses fail in their first year or two, caving in to these pressures. Then there’s the Mount Arrowsmith Brewery. They swung open their doors in April 2017 and by September of the same year, they were awarded Gold and Silver medals for two of their beers and were named Brewery of the Year by the British Columbia Beer Awards. We chat with Matt Hill about the family-run brewery, its beginnings a mere year ago, and it’s almost immediate success. We move from talking beer in British Columbia to a few miles from the banks of the Mississippi, a little over an hour drive south of St. Louis sits the unassuming City of Perryville, Missouri. It is a city that prides itself on its foundation in faith and small-town values. In fact, it is the birthplace of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and the historic seat of the American Vincentians (Perryville actually had the first seminary west of the Mississippi). Many do not know this, but Concordia University was founded in Perryville and there are upwards of 35 small country
churches throughout the county.
So why you ask is a business magazine covering a Middle-America city with the population of approximately 8,400? Well that is easy, it is the City’s impressive economic development history. Plus, the fact that, unlike most places in North America, Perryville currently has more jobs than people to fill them. Learn more about this amazing little city with big abilities in our conversation with Brent Buerck, Perryville’s City Administrator, about faith in the City’s history, economic development, tourism and the high quality of life this small Missouri city has to offer. We hope you enjoy the issue and we would like to thank all those involved in putting this month’s issue together along with our readers as we look forward to telling more stories about successful businesses and the people behind the scenes making it happen..
Lee Ann Atwater Editor
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