222: How Energy Is Changing Site Selection with Anna Cardona

About this episode

Dane Carlson interviews Anna Cardona about the impact of energy on site selection and economic development.

In this episode of the Econ Dev Show, Dane talks with Anna Cardona, an economic development consultant with Wolves Development Group, about her path from architecture and design into economic development, her move from public and public-private work into the private sector, and the growing role of energy infrastructure in getting major projects across the finish line. Anna explains how power availability, behind-the-meter solutions, and infrastructure capital are shaping everything from advanced manufacturing to data centers, and why communities need to rethink economic development beyond job counts and CapEx. The conversation also covers community backlash, board education, regenerative industrial ecosystems, family office conferences as an overlooked deal source, and how economic developers can become more empowered, proactive, and creative in building their own pipelines. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Anna Cardona. Sponsored By: Sitehunt : Sitehunt is industrial site selection software for economic developers. Sitehunt automates industrial real estate research so you can respond to site selection inquiries in minutes…

People in this episode

Host: Dane Carlson

Guest: Anna Cardona

Topics covered

• energy infrastructure
• economic development
• site selection
• advanced manufacturing
• data centers
• community engagement

Keywords

• energy
• site selection
• economic development
• infrastructure
• manufacturing
• data centers
• community backlash

Sponsors

Sitehunt

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wolves Development Group

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