Company History:
- 2003: QTS was founded by Chad Williams with its first data center in Overland Park in Kansas
- 2003: Company acquired first data center in Overland Park, KS
- 2005 QTS acquired Atlanta Suwanee data center
- 2010 Acquired their Richmond facility
- 2013: When public (IPO) and started trading under the symbol QTS on the NYSE.
- 2014 Expanded with Chicago and Princeton data centers
- May 2015: QTS acquires Carpathis Hosting for $326 million. [1] The transaction increases QTS's ability to serve IaaS and Government clients. Additionally the transaction provides a number of deployments within Equinix facilities. [2] [3]
Headquarters:
QTS maintains three different operational headquarters. The corporate headquarters are in Overland Park, KS. The operational headquarters are in Suwanee, GA. Carpathia headquarters have remained in Dulles, VA to better serve government clients.
References:
1. PR Newswire May 6, 2015
2. The Whir article July 5, 2012
3. The Whir article Feb 28, 2011