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TeleNav Track

Portable storage and moving company 1-800-Pack-Rat has implemented TeleNav's cell-phone GPS technology to increase efficiency and better serve its customers. TeleNav Track is a mobile resource-management service that provides real-time information for managing field ...More

March 21, 2008

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Self-Storage Operator Extra Space Hosts Analyst and Investor Forum, March 27

Extra Space Storage will host an analyst and institutional investor forum on March 27 in San Francisco. The event will include presentations by company executives and Ray Wilson of Self Storage Data Services. ...More

March 21, 2008

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Inside Self-Storage Expo Announces Change in Nashville Agenda

In response to feedback from event attendees, speakers and exhibiting suppliers, the Inside Self-Storage Expo has modified the agenda for its upcoming show in Nashville, Tenn. ...More

March 19, 2008

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USstoragesearch.com Sends Self-Storage Manager/Marketer on Free Cruise

Karen Kosek, director of operations for Security Self Storage Ltd. in Highland Heights, Ohio, recently enjoyed a free, four-day cruise for two, courtesy of USstoragesearch.com. ...More

March 19, 2008

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Simply Self Storage Hosts Bowl-A-Thon to Support Cancer Prevention

The Kurt O’Brien Foundation, a charitable organization founded by the CEO of Simply Self Storage, will host a bowl-a-thon on March 29 to raise funds for its cause. ...More

March 14, 2008

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Buchanan Launches Charitable Organization to Benefit Kids

Buchanan Street Partners has formed its own 501(c)(3) charitable organization, Buchanan Children’s Charities, designed to improve the lives and educational opportunities of the nation’s youth. ...More

March 13, 2008

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Chartwell Insurance Sets Sights on Self-Storage

Chartwell Independent Insurance Brokers LLC, a wholesale and specialty insurance broker, will launch a national marketing initiative focusing on the self-storage industry. ...More

March 12, 2008

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Former Shurgard Execs Form New Self-Storage Venture

West Coast Self Storage Group, comprised of former executives of Shurgard Self Storage, has entered a joint venture with Catalyst Storage Partners to develop and acquire self-storage projects in major markets in the western United States. West Coast will find, develop, ...More

March 11, 2008

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Construction Faces Inflation for Projects, Prices, Labor, Says AGC

Non-residential construction will experience wide variance in demand, materials cost and labor availability in 2008, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. ...More

March 10, 2008

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Morton Grove Faces Possible Self-Storage Sales Tax

On March 10, 7:30 p.m., the Village of Morton Grove, Ill., will discuss a proposed 5 percent sales tax to be levied on self-storage. ...More

March 5, 2008

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