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A 27-year-old woman was arrested Monday after falsely reporting an armed robbery that was supposed to have taken place at Space Shop Self Storage in North Charleston, S.C. It’s unclear from sources if Hilary Kaye Daniels was an employee of the...

CopperRock Construction Inc., a commercial construction firm based in Grand Rapids, Mich., has received two 2018 Master Builder Awards from Star Building Systems (SBS) for its design of the local Mini Storage Depot (MSD) at 1025 Clancy Ave. N.E...

Self-storage properties are constantly changing hands, and Inside Self-Storage is regularly notified of these market transactions. Here’s an overview of additional activity happening in April 2019...

StorageVault Canada Inc., which operates 161 self-storage facilities throughout the Canadian provinces, has agreed to acquire three self-storage properties under control of affiliate Access Self Storage Inc. as well as the assets and business of...

Strategic Storage Trust II Inc. (SST II), a public, non-traded, self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT) sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management LLC, has released its financial statement for fourth-quarter and full-year 2018, which ended...

Four self-storage veterans have launched a subscription-based consulting service for the industry called “Ask the Storage Experts.” The organization was founded by Cynthia Ashby, who launched consulting firm Dynamic Self Storage Solutions in 2017...

Southern Self Storage, which operates 26 facilities in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Puerto Rico, is hosting a community yard sale at its Valdosta, Ga., facility on May 4 to benefit Camp Lean on Me, a two-day grief camp for children...

G5, provider of Digital Experience Management (DXM) software and marketing services to the self-storage industry, has launched its Smart Digital Advertising platform. The suite of technologies is designed to increase customer conversions in the...

The national Self Storage Association (SSA) reports that it has positively impacted changes to the 2021 International Building Code (IBC) and how they’ll affect storage facilities. Upcoming modifications include distance to restrooms, maximum...

The Jenkins Organization Inc. (TJO), a Houston-based operator and manager of more than 60 self-storage facilities in six states, has hired Jon Nordan as chief financial officer (CFO). In this role, he’ll work with company president Ricky Jenkins...