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Monthly Archives: October 2017

Self Storage Horror Fiction Novel

Best-selling author Jay Bonansinga creates thrills and chills in this harrowing tale of a heroin addict and his son who are forced to face demons real and imagined while trapped inside a self-storage unit. Order now!

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Keeping Competitive in Staff Compensation: Strategic Structuring for Self-Storage Wages and Incentives

Are you doing enough to attract and retain the most talented employees at your self-storage operation? Paying a strong hourly wage isn’t enough. Here are strategic ways to structure incentives that will retain facility staff and bolster the botto…

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Valley Storage Acquires 3 Best Little Warehouse Self-Storage Facilities in Ohio

Valley Storage Co., which operates 16 self-storage facilities in five eastern states, has acquired three Best Little Warehouse Self-Storage facilities in Elyria and Grafton, Ohio. Together, the sites comprise 110,480 square feet of storage space in 727…

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Florida Self Storage Association to Host Owners Summit

The Florida Self Storage Association (FSSA) will host its annual Owners Summit, Nov. 1-2, at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Fla. Open to self-storage owners, operators and investors, the event will begin with an evening reception in the hotel’s Ba…

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Workers’ Compensation Coverage: What It Is, Why Your Self-Storage Business Needs It

With so many types of insurance on the market to protect your self-storage business from risk, you may be tempted to skip on workers’ compensation. Here’s an overview of this coverage and why it’s vital to your operation.

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United Development to Convert Office Complex to Self-Storage in North Dallas

Real estate firm United Development Co., in partnership with Lone Star Self Storage, has purchased an office park in North Dallas with plans to demolish a portion of it and build a self-storage facility. The three-building Park Forest Office Complex at…

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CubeSmart Withdraws Application to Convert Cleveland Heights, OH, Walmart to Self-Storage

CubeSmart, a self-storage real estate investment trust and third-party management firm, withdrew its application this week to convert a vacant Walmart in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, to self-storage. The property at 3606 Mayfield Road is in the Severance T…

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Tulfra Real Estate Proposes Self-Storage and Pharmacy Project for Belleville, NJ

The Belleville, N.J., Planning Board approved a site plan on Oct. 12 for a mixed-use project that will include a four-story self-storage facility and a pharmacy at 11 Franklin Ave. Real estate developers 11 Franklin Ave. Redeveloper LLC and Tulfra Real…

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Self-Storage Proposed for Former Landfill Site in Savannah, GA

Property owners Sherwin and Brian Robin are seeking zoning approval to build a single-story self-storage facility on a former dump site in the Bacon Park neighborhood of Savannah, Ga. The Savannah City Council discussed the proposal for the 9.3-acre pa…

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Merit Hill Capital Buys 6-Property Compass Self Storage Portfolio in Memphis, TN

Merit Hill Capital LP, an investment firm launched late last year to pursue self-storage acquisitions and development opportunities, has purchased a six-property Compass Self Storage portfolio from the Amsdell Cos. The facilities serve the Memphis, Ten…

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