The Denison, Texas, Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday approved two conditional-use permits for a mixed-use development project that will include self-storage, a restaurant, a dance hall with lounge, and retail space. Jonathan Earnhart, who owns…
UK Self-Storage Operator Safestore Struggles to Gain Backing for Executive Pay
Update 7/19/16 – A revised remuneration policy for Safestore executives is also in jeopardy of being rejected by shareholders. At least two voting advisory services—Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Institutional Voting Informatio…
Standoff Leads to Arrest at Post Falls, ID, Self-Storage Facility
A wanted man who barricaded himself inside a self-storage unit in Post Falls, Idaho, for 18 hours finally surrendered to police on Tuesday after they threatened to send in a police dog though an adjoining unit. Police were called to Post Falls Mini Sto…
U-Haul Expands Hanover, IL, Self-Storage Facility Via Acquisition, Conversion
Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc., which operates more than 1,300 self-storage locations across North America, has acquired a property adjacent to its facility in Hanover, Ill., with the goal of converting the existing structure to self-storage, …
Kilauea Mini Storage of Hawaii Helps Rotary Club Raise $11K
A garage sale at a self-storage facility in Kilauea, Hawaii, last weekend raised $11,000 for the Rotary Club of Hanaei Bay. John Gillen of Kilauea Mini Storage donated the space for the fundraiser on March 18. The money will be used to support the club…
Author Mark Helm: 5 Self-Storage Performance Indicators You Should Track
In this video, Mark Helm, author of “Creating Wealth Through Self-Storage,” says there are five key performance indicators (KPIs) all self-storage owners and managers should track closely to ensure the business is running at an optimal leve…
Rezoning Allows for Self-Storage Development in South Lyon, MI
The South Lyon, Mich., City Council has approved rezoning of a property at 500 Stryker to allow for the development of a self-storage facility. The site, adjacent to the South Lyon Cemetery, will house a seven-building storage facility comprising more …
Storage Vault Self-Storage Facility Could Share Starbucks Site in Glasgow, Scotland
Commercial-property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has submitted plans in Glasgow, Scotland, for a mixed-use development that would include a drive-through Starbucks and a Storage Vault self-storage facility. The businesses would be built next…
Synergy Self Storage Completes Facility in Merrimack, NH
Synergy Self Storage has completed the second phase of its facility in Merrimack, N.H., which first opened in 2014. The company added three floors to its existing building. The climate-controlled facility is now one of the largest in the state, accordi…
Records-Management Firm Storage Quarters Launches Box&Co Valet Self-Storage Service in New York
Storage Quarters Records Management Inc., a New York-based self-storage operator specializing in records-management services, has launched Box&Co as its valet-storage division. The company uses an online platform that allows customers to schedule i…