A Smarter Approach to Business Incentives in Cabarrus County
Economic growth should benefit everyone—not just big corporations. As Commissioner, I’ll support new business and job creation through transparent, performance-based incentives that protect taxpayers, fund schools and roads, and ensure long-term community return.
How Cabarrus Grows Without Sacrificing Its Future
Business incentives in Cabarrus County should attract the right kinds of jobs—without passing the bill to taxpayers. I support a smarter approach that ties incentives to performance, demands accountability, and ensures new companies help fund the schools, roads, and services our growing community needs. As commissioner, I’ll push for deals that work for Cabarrus families—not just big corporations.
Economic growth should benefit everyone.
As Commissioner, I’ll support new business and job creation through transparent, performance-based incentives that protect taxpayers, fund schools and roads, and ensure long-term community return.
See how current incentive practices work at Cabarrus County EDC
A Smarter Way to Attract Business to Cabarrus County
Economic development is essential—but putting that burden on the taxpayers who already live here needs to stop. For too long, Cabarrus County has relied on outdated incentive models that give away massive tax breaks to large corporations with little accountability.
Take the deal with Eli Lilly: the company received an 85% property tax break for 12 years. While the promise of jobs made headlines, the burden of funding schools, roads, and public safety quietly shifted to local families and small business owners. That’s not sustainable—and it’s not fair.
As your County Commissioner, I’ll take a different approach.
My plan supports performance-based incentives—not blanket giveaways. If a company wants to do business here, they need to contribute to the community. That means:
Creating high-paying jobs (not just headcount),
Helping fund schools and infrastructure, and
Addressing the traffic and development impacts they create.
We’ll negotiate smarter contracts with measurable benchmarks, enforceable timelines, and clawback provisions if promises aren’t kept. Instead of leading with tax breaks, we’ll lead with shovel-ready sites, streamlined permitting, and partnerships with local workforce programs.
This is economic development that works for everyone—not just corporations.
I believe Cabarrus County can continue to grow, attract quality employers, and create better opportunities without increasing the tax burden on homeowners. It’s time to stop subsidizing development and start expecting results. When companies invest here, they should help build the future they benefit from—not leave the rest of us to pay for it.
Let’s make Cabarrus County a place where businesses grow because we’re smart, prepared, and fair—not because we gave everything away.
