Success Stories & Business News

Governor Cooper Announces Chick-fil-A Supply Will Locate a Second N.C. Distribution Center in Kannapolis with $58 Million Investment

9/19/2023
RALEIGH: Chick-fil-A Supply, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chick-fil-A, Inc., and distribution service provider of the chain’s restaurants, will create more than 85 jobs in Rowan County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. read more


Ballpark Digest Names Atrium Health Ballpark - 2022 National Ballpark of the Year

12/21/2022
Atrium Health Ballpark, home to the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Minor League Baseball Team has been honored as Ballpark Digest’s 2022 Ballpark of the Year. read more


City of Kannapolis Celebrates Groundbreaking of Lakeshore Corporate Park

10/13/2022
The Kannapolis City Council and Fortius Capital Partners celebrated the groundbreaking of Lakeshore Corporate Park this morning. read more


City of Kannapolis Selected as Top US Location for Corporate Headquarters

10/05/2022
The City of Kannapolis has been named one of the Top 15 Cities in the U.S. for Corporate Headquarters Relocation. The designation was recently released by the Boyd Company and featured in Site Selection Magazine. read more


New Development Coming to Kannapolis

9/27/2022
During the last decade, the Kannapolis City Council has been bold and visionary as it worked to position our City as a destination for economic prosperity. read more


Discover Why Kannapolis is The Perfect Place to Advance Your Business

8/03/2022
The City of Kannapolis, located minutes north of Charlotte, N. C. along the I-85 corridor, has gained the reputation of being a visionary forward thinking City. read more


City of Kannapolis Receives Prestigious National Award for Downtown Revitalization Project

5/17/2022
The City of Kannapolis has been honored with the prestigious American Planning Association Excellence in Economic Development Award. read more


Home Medicine Delivery by Drone Set to Grow in 2022

2/07/2022
Zipline, a leading drone operator, will begin delivering prescription medicines to patients' homes in a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, this year, helping usher in the long-anticipated era of routine drone drops. read more


Kannapolis Announces New Development Project Adjacent to Atrium Health Ballpark

12/14/2021
The City of Kannapolis, Temerity Capital Partners, and the Lansing Melbourne Group announced the next development project for downtown Kannapolis during a groundbreaking ceremony today. read more


Rowan County Earns #7 National Ranking in Food Processing

8/13/2021
Business Facilities magazine, a significant source of trade information for national economic development site selection professionals, has for the first time ranked Rowan County among the top 10 metro areas in America for food processing locations. read more

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