Several Perry business leaders plan to attend Governor Terry Branstad’s weekly press conference at the state capitol next week as he’s expected to announce the next round of certified sites in the state, Perry being the home of one of them.

The Certified Site program is run by the Iowa Economic Development Authority.  It helps companies looking to build new facilities know that the land at the certified sites is not only suitable for development but also relatively “risk-free”.  The first set of certified sites was announced in April of last year, and two of the four are located in Dallas County.

Several local entities have been working together to obtain the certified site designation for more than a year.