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Monthly Archives: August 2017

McLean Investment Bank Hires Self-Storage Veteran to Lead Real Estate Practice Group

The McLean Group, a Virginia-based investment bank, has hired self-storage developer Jeff Weber to lead its newly formed Real Estate Practice Group. The division will service the “lower-middle real estate market” by arranging capital or pro…

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GreenSpace Holdings Self-Storage Project Near Houston Uses Eco-Friendly Shipping-Container Building Method

A new self-storage project being developed by GreenSpace Holdings LLC in the Houston suburb of Pearland, Texas, will be constructed using the company’s patent-pending building design, which makes use of surplus shipping containers. The three-stor…

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Embezzlement Alert: Preventing and Detecting Self-Storage Employee Theft

Most self-storage managers are trustworthy and would never steal from their employer, but it does happen. Consider the following guidelines to prevent and detect employee theft.

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Sentry Self Storage Management Reports 2Q 2017 Financial Results

Sentry Self Storage Management, an industry management and consulting firm, has released its second-quarter 2017 operating results showing year-over-year improvement in revenue, net operating income (NOI) and occupancy. The company reported revenue gro…

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West Coast Self-Storage Redevelops Beaverton, OR, Facility

West Coast Self-Storage Group, with help from its financial partner, Catalyst Storage Investors LLC, has demolished and rebuilt its facility in Beaverton, Ore. Three years in the planning, the redevelopment included the acquisition of adjacent land, th…

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Inside Self-Storage Announces Winners of 2017 ‘Best of Business’ Reader-Choice Poll

Inside Self-Storage (ISS) has announced the winners of its 2017 “Best of Business” reader-choice poll, in which readers voted for their favorite industry suppliers in nearly 40 categories. Voters chose their top companies in categories such as Best Bui…

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Public Storage to Raze and Rebuild Self-Storage Facility Near Nashville’s SoBro Neighborhood

Public Storage Inc., a self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT), plans to raze one of its Nashville, Tenn., locations and replace it with a six-story, 242,000-square-foot facility. Demolition of the existing structure at 800 Fifth St. in the La…

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Founder of Self-Storage Data-Research Company STR Inducted Into US Travel Hall of Leaders

Randy Smith, chairman and co-founder of STR Inc., a global supplier of data and information services for the health-club, hotel and self-storage industries, will be inducted into the U.S. Travel Hall of Leaders by the U.S. Travel Association (USTA) on …

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