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I am a regular contributor to The Charlotte Business Journal, covering a wide variety of industry news for the weekly publication. The Business Journal was my first client when I began freelancing 10 years ago, and I continue to write for the Journal’s weekly reports and special publications.

I contribute to SSA Magazine, a trade association magazine, and Profile magazine. Over my career I have written for Business North Carolina magazine; North Carolina magazine (a publication of the North Carolina Chamber); USAirways magazine and other publications produced by Pace Communications; Health Living magazine; and The Philanthropy Journal.

For corporate and nonprofit clients I provide copywriting services for marketing materials, video scripts and press releases and deliver media relations services. I also manage ongoing communications through organizational newsletters.

laura@lwtcommunications.bz

Transactions and Deals: April 2, 2021

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 4/1/2021 2:29:00 PM

Storage King Heads to SoCal; Ohio’s Storage Inns Expands; Bow City Opens in Calgary; StorageCafe Ranks Top Cities for Sales; Bluebird Buys Alberta Portfolio; Spartan Gears Up Construction Team; Brookwood Opens New Orleans Store; SmartStop Reports 2020 Results; Berkshire Hathaway Brokers Laredo Sale

| Categories: | Tags: Andover Properties, Storage King, Storage Inns of America, Bow City Storage, Canada, Bluebird Self Storage, Brookwood Properties, SmartStop Self Storage, Berkshire Hathaway Storage Group | View Count: (3172)

Transactions and Deals: March 26, 2021

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 3/26/2021 12:27:00 PM

Berkshire Hathaway Manages Deals; 2020 All-Time High for Sales; New Storage King in Colorado; SST IV Merges with SmartStop; Landvest Buys Georgia Facility; Firm Designs San Antonio Conversion; Marcus & Millichap Handles Mississippi Sale; Lighthouse Adds in Indiana; PSA Bets on Baltimore

| Categories: | Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Storage Group, Self storage transactions, Storage King, SmartStop Self Storage, Strategic Storage Trust IV, Landvest Corporation, DALLENBACH-COLE ARCHITECTURE, Town & Country Self Storage, Lighthouse Storage | View Count: (3103)

Transactions and Deals: March 19, 2021

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 3/18/2021 6:14:00 PM

SkyView Sales Span East Coast; Mako Majority Investor in Rabco; NSA Promotes Bohn; San Diego Promotes Haviland, Stirling; Yardi: Street Rates Climbing; InSite Gains Credit with JLL Capital; Life Storage Buys in Queens; Smartstop Lands CO Deal in Phoenix; Marcus & Millichap Closes Deals; Dayton Building Converted; Extra Space Buys in Nashville

| Categories: | Tags: SkyView Advisors, Boston, Mako Steel, Rabco, San Diego Self Storage, National Storage Affiliates Trust, Yardi Matrix, Secure Space Self Storage, Queens, New York, Smartstop Self Storage, Marcus & Millichap, Coda Management Group, Extra Space | View Count: (883)

Transactions and Deals: March 12, 2021

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 3/11/2021 11:59:00 AM

StorQuest Gains Ground in Denver; Janus Promotes DeBord, Bagley; REITs Among Forbes’ Best Employers; ARCO/Murray Finishes Houston Job; LSC Delivers New York Facility; Developer to Convert Maine Electronics Store; Jenkins Promotes Managers; InSite Adds in New Jersey; SSA, Charity Storage Celebrate a Decade

| Categories: | Tags: StorQuest, Janus International Group, Forbes magazine, ARCO/Murray, New York, True Storage Bangor, The Jenkins Organization, InSite Property Group | View Count: (3941)

Transactions and Deals: March 5, 2021

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 3/5/2021 12:27:00 PM

NoVa Fertile for Self Storage Plus; Double Diamond Sells Kansas Site; Storage King Lands Near Austin; Wine Vault Opens in Naples; Life Storage Pursues Ecommerce; Alabama Getting All American; Chateau Backs Charity Storage; Mag Mile Adds McClellan; Midcoast Brokers Georgia Duo; Buchanan Lands Portland Lease-Up; Michigan Office to be Converted; PSA Invests in Durham; Missouri Portfolio Sells

| Categories: | Tags: Self Storage Plus, Ottawa Storage KS, Storage King, Carl’s Wine Vault, Warehouse Anywhere, All American Self Storage, Chateau Products, Buchanan Street Partners, Michigan, Public Storage, Muddy Man Storage | View Count: (2622)

Transactions and Deals: February 25, 2021

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 2/25/2021 2:58:00 PM

CushWake Leads Deals in Arizona, Oklahoma; Partnership Focuses on NYC’s Flatiron District; Help for Texas Power Outage Victims; Long Island Life Storage Opens; PSA Plans Minnesota Development; Life Storage Opens in Ontario; Charity Storage Retains Sponsor; Hampshire Cos. Opens New Jersey Facility; Midcoast Sells North Carolina Storage; Eagle Plans Storage Near Asheville; Tulfra Sells to Columbia Storage Group; Partnership Targets German Market

| Categories: | Tags: Titan Development, Manhattan, enkins Organization, U-Haul, Texas, Long Island, Ontario, Best Self Storage Insurance, The Hampshire Companies, Renegade Storage, Eagle Self Storage, Tulfra Real Estate, New Jersey, Space Plus, Germany | View Count: (2829)

Transactions and Deals: February 19, 2021

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 2/19/2021 10:43:00 AM

Partnership Opens in Long Island; Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Tulsa Sale; Life Storage Co-Founder Retires, Harnett Joins; Talonvest Delivers All Stor Loan; Massachusetts Town Approves Storage; Rapid Building Partners on Conversion; SkyView Reps Texas Extra Space; IRE Brokers 3 Pennsylvania Sales; Yardi: Street Rates Improving; Marcus & Millichap Brokers Two Sales; Go Store It JV Adds Assets; Snapbox Launches New Software; Midcoast Guides Georgia Sale

| Categories: | Tags: Long Island, Tulsa Hills Storage, Life Storage, Talonvest Capital, Framingham, Massachusetts, Rapid Building Solutions, SkyView Advisors, Investment Real Estate, Yardi Matrix, Marcus & Millichap, Go Store It, Self Storage Manager, Midcoast Properties | View Count: (2773)

Transactions and Deals: February 12, 2021

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 2/11/2021 4:47:00 PM

IRE Brokers Northeast Sales; U-Haul Releases Results; VanWest Acquires Two; Personal Mini Grows in Florida; Developer Plans Pennsylvania Project; Ventura Storage Sells to Right Space; ASM Adds 3 to Management; Foundry, ADEVCO Open Georgia Storage; Lease Customization Feature Released; Barker, Artemix Bet on Phoenix

| Categories: | Tags: Investment Real Estate, U-Haul International, Phoenix, ClearHome Self Storage, Personal Mini Storage, Strategic Development Group, LeClaire-Schlosser Group, Absolute Storage Management, Foundry Investment Group, ClickandStor® Online Rental Suite, The Storage Group | View Count: (2551)

Transactions and Deals: February 5, 2021

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 2/5/2021 1:57:00 PM

Kyle, Texas Storage Changes Hands; PSA Builds New in West Houston; Cleveland Suburb Limits Storage; Earnings Calls Scheduled; EquiCap Brokers in Illinois; Storage Headed to Seattle Site; City Line Adds 8 to Portfolio; Westport Gains New Boston Facility; Meridian Brokers AAA in Florida; Ideaz Launches MustGo Storage Tablets; Merit Hill Adds 2 Properties; Storage Headed to Maryland Mall; Devon Converting Michigan Factory; PSA Buys Arizona Portfolio; DXD Launches Fund; Friedman Joins SmartStop; Tro...

| Categories: | Tags: Kyle Premier Storage, Triad Construction, moratorium, REIT earnings, Hwy 41 Storage, City Line Capital, Westport Properties, AAA Storage, Ideaz, MustGo Storage Tablets, Devon Self Storage, DXD Self Storage Fund, Trojan Storage, Storage Star | View Count: (2488)

Transactions and Deals: January 29, 2021

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 1/29/2021 2:38:00 PM

Rhode Island Developer Opens Life Storage; Merit Hill Buys 2 Properties; NSA Buys Oklahoma Storage; Talonvest Handles Madison Capital Refi; Janus Subsidiary Buys Competitor; Charlotte Developers Plan Business Storage; Storable Recommits to Charity Storage; Texas SSA Makes Board Changes; Tennessee Storage Sells; Storage Group Releases Biometric Feature; OMP Enters California Market; JV Adds 3 in Phoenix

| Categories: | Tags: Rhode Island, Merit Hill Capital, National Storage Affiliates Trust, Go Store It, Steel Storage Australia, Atlantic Business Storage, Storable, Marcus & Millichap, The Storage Group, Overton Moore Properties | View Count: (2479)

About SSA Magazine

The Self Storage Association (SSA) is a not-for-profit tax-exempt organization formed in 1975 under Section 501-c-6 of the Internal Revenue Code. For over 40 years, the Association has served as the official trade organization and voice of the U.S. and international self storage industry.

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