Ep. 258 - Anthony Romanello: Henrico Said "No" a Lot. That's Why We're There.

Henrico turned people away from White Oak for years — the crypto guys, companies waving billions. Anthony Romanello had a hand in most of those calls, and he retired from Henrico in January, so he can finally tell me how they made them. Turns out the community was vetting us the whole time. Chapters: 00:00:06 Chapter Two After 34 Years 00:08:56 Frito-Lay Chips, Not Semiconductors: How White Oak Happened 00:11:57 When the Conversation Turned Political 00:14:58 The Landscape Changed and Nobody Explained Why 00:17:47 Communities See What You Say Yes To 00:20:19 Fencing Off the Revenue for Affordable Housing 00:25:13 Why Henrico Added a Conditional Use Permit 00:27:59 The Photo on His Phone 00:32:05 Stop Talking and Listen 00:41:41 Who's Actually Paying for the Power 00:52:50 Half the Calls, People Need a Neighbor Links and References: Anthony Romanello — LinkedIn — linkedin.com/in/anthony-romanello-510723157 S.I.R. — Richmond — sirhq.com Henrico Economic Development Authority — henrico.com DE-CIX Richmond — de-cix.net Thank you for visiting our channel, be sure to Like, Comment, and Subscribe! For more information, go to https://www.Q.com Learn More about QTS Data Centers on the QTS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/users/qtsdatacenters Think you have a great topic for a podcast or would like to schedule an interview with Dave? Send in your requests to [email protected]