Editing Perry, Iowa (section)

==Economy==
In April 2018, a video showcasing Perry's economy in 1979 and 1980 was released by Iowa State University.<ref>Cauflield, Jim (April 18, 2018). [https://theperrynews.com/perry-video-from-late-70s-stirs-old-memories-for-retirees/ Perry video from late '70s stirs old memories for retirees] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201154004/https://theperrynews.com/perry-video-from-late-70s-stirs-old-memories-for-retirees/ |date=February 1, 2023 }}. ''The Perry News''. Perry, Iowa. Retrieved August 31, 2020.</ref>

The primary employer in Perry was the [[Tyson Foods]] pork plant.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tysonfoods.com/About-Tyson/~/media/Corporate/Files/Download/TysonLocationMap.ashx |title=Tyson Foods Locations |access-date=2012-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604225540/http://www.tysonfoods.com/About-Tyson/~/media/Corporate/Files/Download/TysonLocationMap.ashx |archive-date=2012-06-04 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Greater Des Moines Partnership |title=Large Private and Publicly Held Employers, Greater Des Moines |url=http://www.desmoinesmetro.com/pdfs/2010%20NEW%20REGION%20major%20employer%20list%20%209%2023%202010.pdf |access-date=June 19, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Nearly 1,400 Tyson workers at 3 Iowa plants get coronavirus |url=https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/nearly-1400-tyson-workers-at-3-iowa-plants-get-coronavirus-05-05-2020 |last=FOLEY |first=RYAN J. |date=2020-05-05 |work=KGAN |access-date=2020-05-05 |archive-date=May 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507201857/https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/nearly-1400-tyson-workers-at-3-iowa-plants-get-coronavirus-05-05-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2024, due to budgetary reasons, Tyson announced the closing of the facility for June of that year, which laid off an estimated 1,300 jobs with 800 employees living in Perry losing their jobs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-12 |title=Tyson Foods pork plant in Perry, Iowa closing |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/tyson-foods-plant-perry-iowa-closing/60166171 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=KCCI |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/tyson-foods-iowa-pork-plant-permanently-close-over-1200-jobs-affected | title=Tyson Foods' Iowa pork plant to permanently close, over 1,200 jobs affected | website=[[Fox Business]] | date=March 12, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baskins |first=Kevin |date=March 28, 2024 |title=Planned Tyson closing in Perry results in additional layoffs at company that cleans plant |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/perry/2024/03/28/planned-tyson-closure-prompts-layoffs-at-another-perry-iowa-company-packers-sanitation/73129293007/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Des Moines Register |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Jacobson |first=Ophelie |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/city-shares-how-community-can-support-perry-once-tyson-pork-plant-closes-friday/61446709 |title=City shares how community can support Perry once Tyson pork plant closes Friday |work=[[KCCI]] |location=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816163943/https://www.kcci.com/article/city-shares-how-community-can-support-perry-once-tyson-pork-plant-closes-friday/61446709 |archive-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref>