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The staff of a U-Haul Self Storage facility in Battle Creek, Mich., recently found a Great Dane in one of the facility’s units, and now they’re working with a local animal shelter to find it a home. The Calhoun County Animal Shelter is accepting...

The Inside Self-Storage World Expo, April 14-17 at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, will feature a keynote address focused on achieving financial independence through smart investing. “Moving Into Freedom: How Self-Storage Saved My...

Update 2/13/20 – Cokaliong Shipping Lines Inc. has opened Storage Town in Cebu. The self-storage facility comprises more than 1,000 units ranging from 1.8 to 90 square meters. The company had reservations for nearly 100 units prior to opening...

Shurgard Self Storage Europe SARL, the European affiliate of U.S.-based real estate investment trust Public Storage Inc., will release its 2019 earnings report on Feb. 26 at 7a.m. Central European Time. It’ll host a conference call the same day at...

Entrepreneurs Rachel Keller and Bruce Nichols are developing Carl’s White Glove Persona Storage & Wine Vault in Naples, Fla. The self-storage facility at 11201 Tamiami Trail E. will specialize in wine storage and “luxury” units. It’ll feature...

Self-storage owner Larry Koland intends to build a $9 million car-condominium facility in Rosemount, Minn. Koland is hopeful he’ll be able to begin construction this spring on the first of three buildings, which would offer about 80 private condos...

Storage Giant Ltd., which operates nine self-storage facilities in the United Kingdom, plans to double its personnel this year to accommodate company growth. The operator has seven new sites under development and plans to add more next year...

Lock Stock Self-Storage, which operates 18 container-based self-storage facilities in Wales, is celebrating a company milestone of reaching 3,000 units by launching a contest for small-business owners. Open to new and existing tenants, the...

The Self Storage Advisory Group (SSAG) of real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) helped complete the disposition of 73 storage facilities in 2019. Combined, the properties comprised more than 3 million net rentable square feet in 25,334 units...

Officials in Smithtown, N.Y., are considering whether to restrict future self-storage development to its industrial districts. The proposed change comes amid a comprehensive rewriting of zoning code and the town’s master plan. Self-storage is...