Iron Mountain to build data center in Henrico's White Oak Technology Park
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Information management services company Iron Mountain plans to build a data center on 66 acres in Henrico's White Oak Technology Park in Sandston.
Iron Mountain purchased the site, at 6110 Technology Creek Drive, from the Henrico Economic Development Authority Nov. 1, 2024 for just more than $8 million. It sits adjacent to a Bank of America data center and near the former LL Flooring distribution center, which that company recently sold for $104 million to QTS. The latter company operates a massive data center at White Oak.
“Virginia is the data center capital of the world, and projects like this one in Henrico County are supporting opportunities for continued economic growth,” said Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin. “Iron Mountain’s major project not only creates valuable jobs but also strengthens Virginia’s position within the data center industry.
The Greater Richmond Partnership assisted Henrico County Economic Development Authority and Virginia Economic Development Partnership with Iron Mountain’s decision.
“At Iron Mountain, we are committed to delivering exceptional solutions for our customers, developing working environments for our teams that enable them to thrive, and making a positive contribution to the communities where we operate,” said Mark Kidd, Iron Mountain's executive vice president and general manager, asset lifecycle management and data centers. “We believe that the Commonwealth of Virginia and specifically Henrico County is the right place for us to achieve these goals, which support our commitment to investing in high-growth data center markets to drive our expansion strategy.”
“Henrico County’s data center infrastructure – including the Richmond Network Access Point – proves its immense value with affordability, energy availability and access to the world’s fastest internet connections,” said Tuckahoe District Supervisor Jody K. Rogish, who also serves on the Greater Richmond Partnership’s Board of Directors. “We are proud to add Iron Mountain to Henrico’s community, as our locality is a trailblazer in allocating data center tax revenue toward the Henrico Affordable Housing Trust Fund program.”
Henrico’s Board of Supervisors established the trust fund, effective July 1, 2024, with $60 million in previously unbudgeted revenues from data centers.
“Iron Mountain was approached by the Greater Richmond Partnership nearly two years ago and joins Meta, QTS, Chirisa and Pixel Factory as operations which tap into four high-speed subsea fiber cables that span four continents,” said Jennifer Wakefield, GRP’s President and CEO.