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QTS: Clinton, Iowa

Lot Size: 1,300 acres

QTS is planning a $10 billion, 1,300-acre hyperscale data center campus in Clinton, Iowa. The AI-ready development will feature a zero-water-consumption, closed-loop cooling system to protect local aquifers, and includes a $5 million commitment to regional trade apprenticeships.

While heavily backed by local officials for its massive tax and infrastructure benefits, the project faces strong community friction. Following the city council's narrow rejection of a 120-day development moratorium in June 2026, residents are pushing the planning commission for highly restrictive zoning ordinances, demanding strict noise limits and massive setbacks before formal permitting moves forward.

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QTS Data Centers is a privately held data center company owned by funds managed by Blackstone, with corporate headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas. It provides colocation, custom data center and managed services, along with carrier-neutral connectivity across its platform.

QTS operates sites in the United States and in the Netherlands. The company expanded its footprint with acquisitions in Chicago and Princeton in 2014, added government and managed hosting capabilities with the Carpathia acquisition in 2015, and entered the Netherlands market in 2019. QTS became a public company in 2013 and was taken private in 2021.

History:

On August 31, 2021 funds managed by Blackstone completed the acquisition of QTS Realty Trust.
April 30, 2019: Acquired two operating data centers in Groningen and Eemshaven, Netherlands, for approximately $44 million.
June 2015: QTS acquires Carpathis Hosting for $326 million. The transaction increases QTS's ability to serve IaaS and Government clients. Additionally the transaction provides a number of deployments within Equinix facilities.
July 8, 2014: Acquired the former Chicago Sun-Times printing plant for conversion to a data center.
June 30, 2014: Acquired the Princeton, New Jersey data center from McGraw Hill Financial.
2013: Went public (IPO) and started trading under the symbol QTS on the NYSE.
2010 Acquired their Richmond facility
2005 QTS acquired Atlanta Suwanee data center
2003: Company acquired its first data center in Overland Park, KS
2003: QTS was founded by Chad Williams with its first data center in Overland Park in Kansas

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