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Stepping Outside Your Self-Storage Comfort Zone Can Lead to a Familiar Place
There is comfort in the familiar. Even brave self-storage entrepreneurs can find it disconcerting to drive business in new directions. Sometimes, though, blindly navigating the labyrinth of the unknown leads you to an unexpectedly familiar and comforta…
Devon Self Storage Announces New Regional VP of Construction
Devon Self Storage, a California-based operator that owns or manages 45 facilities nationwide, has promoted Shannon Dodge from regional director of construction to regional vice president of construction. In this role, he’ll oversee the company&r…
Better Boxes Self Storage Celebrates Grand Opening in Fort Mill, SC
Better Boxes Self Storage will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 16 to celebrate its opening in Fort Mill, S.C. The noon event will include tours of the property at 881 Gold Hill Road as well as refreshments and raffles for free storage. Members o…
Metro Self Storage Building Application Spurs Change in Permitting Fees in Westhampton Beach, NY
A proposed Metro Self Storage development in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., has led village officials to change its building-permit fees for large structures. Metro is seeking to build a three-story, 100,000-square foot facility on a 2.6-acre flag lot on the…
Moby Self Storage Opens in Rio de Janeiro, Plans Expansion
A group of British investors living in Brazil recently opened Moby Self Storage in Rio de Janeiro. The 13,000-square-foot facility in the historic neighborhood of Gamboa in Rio’s harbor district offers units ranging from 1 to 30 square meters. Bu…
Real Estate Roundup: Self-Storage Transactions October 2016
Self-storage properties are constantly changing hands, and Inside Self-Storage is regularly notified of these market transactions. Many are covered in detail on the ISS website and available for viewing on the “Real Estate” topics page. Fol…
Phoenix College Students Compete in Smart City Hack With Peer-to-Peer Self-Storage Concept
Students from Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Phoenix last week won a Smart City Hack (SCH) business-startup competition with a peer-to-peer self-storage concept. Led by Jed Woods, a 20-year-old business-administration major, the student group beat fo…
Edgerton, WI, Self-Storage Owner Battles City Over Drain Pipe, Flooding
Shirley Balis, owner of a self-storage facility in Edgerton, Wis., is battling the city over flooding on her property from a drainage pipe owned by the municipality. The storage business has operated since 1984 but began experiencing water-overflow iss…
Secured Self Storage Scares Up Business With Halloween Video
Short and sweet, this 16-second video promo from Secured Self Storage has all the elements of Halloween. It features moody music, animated Jack-O-Lanterns and a message scroll that works as a template for Secured’s three facilities. This spo…