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Rowan County Investment Grant Program

The Rowan County Investment Grant Program is intended to provide an inducement for new businesses to locate in these communities, as well as to encourage existing business to expand. Other communities in Rowan County are also willing to provide incentives to promote business growth on a case-by-case basis. These grants provide a rebate on a portion of the property taxes associated with new construction or equipment on qualifying projects. The amount of the grant is based on a designated percentage level for five consecutive years.

Explore the comprehensive list of incentives provided by Rowan County and its municipal partners by clicking on the links below for more information:

View a copy of the Rowan County Policy
View a copy of the City of Salisbury Policy
View a copy of China Grove’s Policy
View a copy of Spencer’s Policy

City of Kannapolis – Incentives may be available to qualifying businesses looking at moving (or growing in) the City of Kannapolis. In addition to the formal program listed below, the City is also willing to develop partnerships and find strategic ways for the public and private sector to work together, to ensure projects move forward.

Kannapolis provides an industrial incentive grant program to help encourage the expansion or relocation of businesses and industry to the City. These grants are awarded by the Kannapolis City Council working together with the city’s economic development partners, Cabarrus Economic Development and Rowan Economic Development Council (EDC) .

Grants considered generally have end uses that include, but are not limited to, corporate headquarters, manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, processing operations, research and development, motorsports facilities, warehouse/distribution or office buildings.

The incentives generally:

• Have minimum capital investment of $3 million
• Grant equivalent to 85% of real and personal property tax paid
• Have a grant award period of three (3) consecutive years

The City also partners with developers and businesses on major projects on a case-by-case basis. These often include partnerships in construction of public infrastructure.

For more details or information on reinvestment project incentives, please contact Director of Economic & Community Development Irene Sacks at isacks@kannapolisnc.gov or 704-920-4326.