Union County OKs sale of 60.97 acres to McGee Corporation for new manufacturing facility

The Union County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 8 to convey 60.97 acres of county‑owned land in the Industrial Park to McGee Corporation for $4,267,900, approving staff and applicant requests during a public hearing and subsequent motion.

Ron Mayo, the county’s economic development director, told the board the McGee family has discussed relocating and expanding in Union County since December 2024. Mayo said the proposed site on the south side of Goldmine Road, near the Charlotte‑Monroe Executive Airport, would allow construction of a 360,000‑square‑foot facility to house design, fabrication and distribution. He said the company employs 163 people, about half of whom are Union County residents, and anticipates creating 35 new positions over three to five years.

Mayo said the capital investment is expected to be approximately $40,000,000 and that the county determined fair market value of the 60.97 acres at $4,267,900 (about $70,000 per acre), which McGee agreed to pay. The board previously approved a step‑4 economic development incentive grant not to exceed $696,000, payable over five years beginning in fiscal year 2028.

Swede, Todd and Kevin McGee, representing McGee Corporation, addressed the board and said the family business — founded in 1961 in the Monroe area and now headquartered in Stallings — was ‘‘very excited’’ to remain and expand in Union County.

Commissioner Hammes moved to adopt the resolution conveying the property and to authorize the county manager to negotiate and execute documents consistent with the agreement; the motion carried by voice vote. Commissioners praised the company for retaining and creating jobs and for ties to local workforce development programs such as welding internships.

The vote clears the way for the county manager to finalize sale documents and for McGee to proceed with site work and building plans, subject to the agreements the manager and county legal staff execute.