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U-Haul Self-Storage CEO Named W. P. Carey School of Business 2017 Executive of the Year
U-Haul International Inc., which operates more than 1,300 self-storage locations across North America, announced CEO Edward J. “Joe” Shoen will be awarded the 2017 Executive of the Year Award by the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State Unive…
U-Haul to Expand Its Mt. Juliet, TN, Self-Storage Location
Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc., which operates more than 1,300 self-storage locations across North America, has purchased a property adjacent to its facility at 14535 Lebanon Road in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., with the goal of building a new structure…
Planet Self Storage Part of Opening Celebration of Massive Mixed-Use Project in Norwood, MA
Norwood Space Center, a 300,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Norwood, Mass., will celebrate the completion of its first phase with a “Grand Opening Spring Open House” event April 29-30. The development at 83 Morse St. includes a new, 66…
Self-Storage Development on the Rise in The Woodlands, TX, Area
The Woodlands, Texas, a 28,000-acre master-planned community near Houston, is experiencing a self-storage development boom. The vicinity has grown from being served by a single facility, opened last year by Free Eagle Storage, to three facilities, as A…
Self-Storage Operator/Equity Investor Elite Stor Capital Partners Rebrands as SROA Capital LLC
Elite Stor Capital Partners LLC, an equity investor focused on the self-storage industry, has changed its name to SROA Capital LLC to better align with its operating brand, Storage Rentals of America. The company will remain “a vertically integra…
Car Crashes Into Pocatello, ID, Self-Storage Facility, 1 Person Injured
One person was injured on Tuesday after a three-car wreck in Pocatello, Idaho, sent a vehicle crashing into a self-storage building. The accident occurred near Wildwood Mini-Storage at 802 McKinley Avenue around 2 p.m., according to the source.
Riverwalk Self Storage Expands With Allen Street Conversion in Ellicott, NY
Riverwalk Self Storage is converting a former Sysco Cash & Carry store in the Falconer village of Ellicott, N.Y., to self-storage. Construction on the $350,000 project will begin in May, with an expected opening in July. The facility at 2058 Allen …
ISS, PTI Security Systems Publish Case Study on EasyCode Mobile Technology for Self-Storage
Inside Self-Storage (ISS) and PTI Security Systems have released a new publication titled, “EasyCode Case Study: Using Mobile Technology to Improve a Self-Storage Facility.” The free downloadable PDF focuses on PTI’s mobile app, which…
Wentworth Storage Co. Purchases 11 Acres to Build Self-Storage in Scottsdale, AZ
Commercial real estate firm Wentworth Storage Co. LLC (WSC) and development partner Crow Holdings have acquired 11.08 acres in Scottsdale, Ariz., on which they plan to build a two-story self-storage facility. The Pima 101 project at 17492 N. 91st St. w…