Awards/Recognition

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...

MiniCo Insurance Agency LLC, a provider of insurance products for the self-storage industry, received an “Award of Excellence” last month from the Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA) for its marketing campaign supporting the...

Murphy Brothers Contracting Inc. recently received the “Westchester County 2017 Earth Day Award” for the development of their facility. The company “demonstrated a commitment to sustainability by developing a state-of-the-art, green facility for...

U-Haul International Inc., which operates more than 1,300 self-storage locations across North America, announced CEO Edward J. "Joe" Shoen will be awarded the 2017 Executive of the Year Award by the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State...

Next Door Self Storage, which operates 14 facilities in Illinois, recently received an award for improving its property in Algonquin, Ill. The company demolished an office building at 1910 E. Algonquin Road and constructed a 30,000-square-foot...

The Tennessee Self Storage Association (TNSSA) has named Allen Baxter, manager of the Nolensville, Tenn., location for A+ Storage of Tennessee LLC, as its 2016 “Manager of the Year.” It’s the second consecutive year and fourth time in five years...

SpareFoot, an online marketplace for self-storage consumers, once again won $20,000 for Kure It Cancer Research by participating in the Austin Startup Games in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 21. Over the years, the company has raised more than $90,000 for...

SquirrelBox LLC, a startup business specializing in valet self-storage services, recently launched in Denver and won $20,000 from FirstBank in a video contest for local entrepreneurs in Arizona and Colorado. The valet-storage operator uses an...

Mamaroneck Self Storage in Mamaroneck, N.Y., is the recipient of the 2016 Home Building Industry Award (HOBI) for Best Green Commercial Project by The Home Builders & Remodelers Association (HBRA) of Central Connecticut, a nonprofit association...