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Central States Manufacturing Inc., a supplier of metal-building components and roofing for self-storage and other industries, appointed Jennifer Davis to the newly created position of corporate market officer. She’ll oversee the company’s...

Officials in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, are considering an ordinance amendment that would place new limits on self-storage development. The measure would change the business use from permitted to non-permitted in general-commercial and Riverfront...

Go Store It (GSI) Self Storage, an investment sponsor that focuses on self-storage properties, has hired Beau Agnello as chief operating officer. With more than a decade of industry experience, he’ll bring key initiatives to support the next phase...

The Texas Self Storage Association (TSSA) has named its leadership team for the 2023-24 term, including officers and board members. This year’s appointees are...

Update 9/9/23 – Five self-storage operators were named among “America’s Best Customer-Service Companies” for 2024 by “Newsweek” magazine and data-research firm Statista. CubeSmart, Go Store It, Life Storage, SecurCare Self Storage and SmartStop...

SpareBox Storage, which operates 108 remote-managed self-storage facilities, promoted cofounder Kate Matheny to chief executive officer from the positions of chief financial and chief investment officer. Fellow cofounder Chuck James will serve as...

Update 9/7/23 - EZstorit.com announced the four recipients of its 2023 scholarships. This year’s employee recipients were Demarcus Crawford and Dora Howe. “Get Ahead” scholarships were awarded to students Layla Bagwell and Morgan Williams...

Prime Group Holdings LLC, a New York-based real estate group that owns self-storage and other property types, has agreed to pay $20.5 million to settle charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it failed to adequately...

Public Storage Inc., a self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT) and management company, is preparing to launch a new tenant-insurance program for the industry called Savvy Storage. Expected to be available in November, the product will be...

Paris-based technology firm Vantiva has launched Smart Storage, an end-to-end, Internet of Things (IoT) software solution for self-storage operations. Designed as an SaaS (software as a service), the customizable platform integrates third-party...