Governor Cooper announced the project on Tuesday. ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) – Chick-fil-A announced Tuesday that it would build a major distribution facility at the former site of the ballpark where the Kannapolis Intimidators played baseball. Josh Grote, executive director of Chick-fil-A Supply spoke exclusively to WBTV, saying “Chick-fil-A Supply provides our local restaurant owner/operators with the same high level of service they provide their guests. Joining the Kannapolis community allows us to create jobs that offer competitive compensation and benefits, comprehensive training and...

Fortius Capital Partners ​has announced plans to build Meadows Corporate Park, ​a multi-tenant industrial ​development with 192,000 square feet of space in two buildings. ​The project, on I-85 near Poplar Tent Road, represents a​ ​$9​.9 million investment. J. Harris Morrison III of Fortius Capital Partners says the 21.5-acre site ​targets industrial users requiring 16,000 ​square feet or more of space. ​The project features​ buildings of 112,000 square feet and 80,000 square feet with a shared truck court. Both the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners and Concord City Council approved a three-year,...

Kannapolis City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve a resolution authorizing the execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Lakeshore Corporate Park, LLC for the redevelopment of the former Kannapolis Intimidators Stadium site. The site, which is located on Stadium Drive (off Lane Street) between I-85 to the east and Lake Fisher to the west, will be redeveloped by Fortius Capital Partners. “Fortius Capital Partners is proud to be a part of the redevelopment of the former Intimidators Stadium into a first-class industrial park,” Harris Morrison, managing partner of Fortius Capital...

Kannapolis City Council on Monday evening approved the sale of the former Kannapolis Intimidators stadium site to a local developer with big plans there. The sale signified the start of the third notable industrial project in the area in recent months for Concord-based Fortius Capital Partners. Harris Morrison, managing partner at Fortius, told the Charlotte Business Journal he was attracted to the location and the history behind the Intimidators stadium site. That land will be home to the largest of the three industrial projects Fortius is planning in Kannapolis and Concord. The other two —...

A developer has finally been chosen for the former Kannapolis Intimidators stadium site in Rowan County. On Monday, Kannapolis City Council will vote on a proposal by Concord-based developer Fortius Capital Partners for the site. That proposal is expected to be approved. Should it pass, Fortius would purchase the 55-acre site for $3 million from the city and develop Lakeshore Corporate Park there. Lakeshore Corporate Park calls for the development of three industrial buildings totaling between 600,000 and 660,000 square feet at the site. Each building will be between about 100,000 and 300,000...

The Kannapolis City Council will vote Monday night on a development proposal for the former Kannapolis Intimidators Stadium property. The proposal would allow Fortius Capital Partners to purchase the former Kannapolis Intimidators Stadium for $3 million. The 55-acre site is on Lane Street near the Interstate 85 Exit 63 interchange and has excellent access to Charlotte and Greensboro. The property is next to Lake Fisher, a protected reservoir. The site is being sold now that the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers are at their new home, Atrium Health Ballpark, in downtown Kannapolis. The former...