Author Jay Bonansinga, best known for writing “The Walking Dead” novels based on the Robert Kirkman comic-book series, has written a supernatural thriller titled “Self Storage.” The book is being released through Magnetik Ink, a…
Self-Storage Brokerage Firm Sperry Van Ness Partners With Rock Advisors in Canada
Sperry Van Ness International Corp. (SVNIC), a commercial real estate services franchisor serving self-storage and other industries, is partnering with Rock Advisors Inc. to open SVN Rock Advisors Inc., a Canadian-based real estate brokerage franchise….
Alpha Self Storage in Allen, TX, Hosts Food and Toy Drive
Alpha Self Storage in Allen, Texas, is launching its first food and toy drive this holiday season. Spearheaded by facility manager Tressa Stewart, the effort will benefit local food bank Allen Community Outreach (ACO). Donations of non-perishable items…
Feast on These Educational Halloween Treats From the Inside Self-Storage Store
Without a trick-or-treating kid in the house, determining which and how much Halloween candy to buy becomes a strategic purchase. Self-storage operators are faced with much more serious buying decisions to keep their businesses running smoothly. The IS…
Avoiding Language-Related Liability in Your Self-Storage Operation
Self-storage operations, like all other businesses, face the risk of legal repercussions if they don’t say what they mean and mean what they say. Here are three examples of how language can get a storage operator into trouble and advice for avoid…
R. Christian Sonne Named Executive Vice President of CBRE Self Storage Valuation Group
CBRE Group Inc., a commercial real estate services and investment firm, has hired R. Christian Sonne as executive vice president in charge of its Self Storage Valuation Group in the United States. Sonne will oversee the company’s domestic self-st…
Body Found Behind Mini-Max Self-Storage Facility in Peoria, IL
The body of a 21-year-old man who apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head was found on Oct. 28 behind a self-storage facility in Peoria, Ill. A utility-company employee discovered the body near Mini-Max Storage Co. at 7500 N. Br…
Accused Drug Trafficker Linked to Heroin Seized From Woonsocket, RI, Self-Storage Facility
A Rhode Island man who pleaded guilty this week in federal court to possession and intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and 100 grams of heroin is linked to nearly 900 grams of heroin seized from a Woonsocket, R.I., self-storage facility…
2 Fort Bragg Soldiers Charged in Break-Ins at Raeford, NC, Self-Storage Facility
Two Fort Bragg soldiers arefacing felony charges for allegedly breaking into units at a self-storage facility in Raeford, N.C., and stealing several items, including a vehicle. They’re also suspects in similar break-ins at a storage facility in Fa…
Canadian Operator Apple Self Storage Raises $10K for The ABLE Network
Apple Self Storage, which operates 26 locations in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario, Canada, raised more than $10,000 for The ABLE (Access to Better Living and Employment) Network, a community-based program that provides work and recreation …