# Board of Commissioners Regular - Oct 20 2026


**Body:** IredellCountyNC
**Date:** October 21, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Defense & Military, Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Iredell County Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting on October 20, 2026, approved an economic-development incentive for Corvid Technologies’ “Project Avatar.” The company, described as a defense contractor, plans a 400,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and related infrastructure, with up to $98 million in investment, at least 170 new jobs (potentially up to 423), and retention of 394 existing employees. The board approved a 10-year grant based on the proposed investment; the transcript’s not-to-exceed amount is garbled but appears to be $3,187,710. The presentation cited an updated average wage of $81,550, and a public commenter asked for more information about median wages. The board also approved the consent administrative items, including a $2 million initial offer for Bluefield Road property and initiation of the upset-bid process, a $500,000 transfer within the Parkertown Elementary School capital project, and other health, school-funding, and property-related items. No vendor contract award was identified.

The board agreed to schedule a November 17 public hearing on extending the bond order for Mitchell Community College’s public safety training center; the original bond was $10.5 million, and no extension decision was made at this meeting. It also continued the public hearing on proposed personnel-ordinance changes to November 17. Other discussion included short-term rental regulation and public comments on county services. The transcript does not provide clear amounts for some consent items, including a health-department budget amendment.

**Source:** IredellCountyNC