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StorageMart, which operates 225 self-storage properties across Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, earned a spot for the second consecutive year on the “Training Top 100” list by “Training” magazine, a business publication that...

Stuf, a startup business that’s partnering with commercial property owners to convert unused space to self-storage, has raised $1.8 million in seed funding. With locations in Brooklyn, N.Y., and San Francisco, the company will use the money to...

Abacus Property Group, an Australia-based, publicly traded, diversified real estate investment trust (REIT) with interests in self-storage, intends to raise $402 million through institutional and entitlement offers. The company will use the funds...

Update 12/15/20 – The Bainbridge Island City Council voted unanimously last week to ban new self-storage development indefinitely, citing environmental concerns as well as the limited space zoned for industrial uses and the number of existing...

Storage Structures Inc., a national metal-building subcontractor for the self-storage industry, hired Robb DeJean as regional director of business development for the Western United States. He has seven years of self-storage experience...

Inside Self-Storage (ISS) has released a new podcast as part of its “Sounds of Storage” series that aims to help facility operators elevate the customer experience during the coronavirus pandemic. The 12-minute interview with Stacie Maxwell, vice...

FineView Marketing, an Austin, Texas-based firm that serves the self-storage industry, has hired Jess Casto as business development specialist. She’ll be responsible for developing and managing sales and marketing initiatives as well as...

Update 12/11/20 – The Southern, N.C., Pines Town Council discussed the rezoning request from Longleaf Pines Storage on Dec. 8, but no action was taken. Nearly a dozen residents spoke against the project during the public hearing. They expressed...

Alternative-investment firm NexPoint has launched NexPoint Storage Partners (NSP) to originate, execute, finance and manage self-storage investments. The new platform will provide debt and equity capital to entrepreneurs as well as acquire and...