In The News: Cedar Rapids Data Center Breaks Ground | Weitz

In The News: Cedar Rapids Data Center Breaks Ground

September 3, 2025  /  Blog, Media,

QTS Data Centers (“QTS”), a Blackstone portfolio company, recently announced a new data center campus in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in partnership with local, state, and federal leaders. This marks the beginning of a transformative community partnership and the largest economic development in the city’s history. With a planned $10 billion investment, the QTS Cedar Rapids data center campus represents a long-term commitment to innovation, infrastructure, and regional growth.

The data center campus will support the construction of 7 data center buildings located on 612 acres within the Big Cedar Industrial Center. The project is being developed in partnership with the City of Cedar Rapids and is expected to support over 2,000 high-quality construction and permanent jobs.

Read the full press release from QTS here.

Learn more about this transformative project through this recent Cedar Rapids Gazette article.