The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce held their annual awards banquet on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at the Boathouse Wine Company.

This “young” man is originally from New York, but he married a southeast Missouri gal named Maryann and ended up in Puxico, Missouri.

He recently became the Administrator of the IDA - Industrial Development Authority of Stoddard County in 2021.  However he has served on the board for nearly 19 years.  His main function is to create jobs, promote industry and promote tourism.  

The IDA of Stoddard County office is located in Bloomfield on the Courthouse Square.

He was the former mayor of Puxico and currently serves as a city alderman. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force and is a member of the Dexter Elks Lodge.  He also attends Chapel on the Hill Church.

You might think why is a Puxico man receiving a Bloomfield award.  Well his latest endeavor has been working with the Chamber through the IDA in filling the empty buildings in downtown Bloomfield.  He attends many Commissioner meetings and is always putting in effort to “rent out” the buildings that belong to the county so downtown Bloomfield will hopefully thrive again.

He also attends most every Chamber event and ribbon cutting and he has assisted with financial funding to many of the businesses in Bloomfield utilizing IDA monies.  He is a huge supporter of Bloomfield and we are thankful for his endeavors in helping Bloomfield thrive.

The Bloomfield Chamber would like to recognize and honor Peter Coutavas with the Man of the Year Award.

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