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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: December 23, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 12/23/2019 11:43:00 AM

Extra Space Asia adds 10th facility; Metro Storage opens two stores in PA, NY; Sixty5 Storage underway in IL; Legacy plans KS storage development; Chicago-area Sears converting to storage; Birmingham allows Morningstar to move forward; Talonvest: market is good for borrowers; Marcus & Millichap brokers TN storage; Secure Storage buys WI building for storage, office

| Categories: | Tags: Extra Space, Asia, Metro Storage, Sixty5 Self Storage, Sears, Birmingham, Morningstar Properties, Talonvest, The Storage Place, Secure Storage | View Count: (1450)

Transactions and Deals: December 18, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 12/18/2019 2:41:00 PM

Capco Contracting brings cheer to San Antonio kids; Dodge joins Life Storage; Marcus & Millichap brokers deals in TX, WI; Talonvest hosts panel at NYSSA forum; FL Sears being converted to storage; Dymon moves forward with Ottawa project; Boxed Up expands 3 facilities; PTI names Brooks managing director; Bellomy sells Select Climate Storage; NAI Horizon brokers sale in AZ

| Categories: | Tags: Capco General Contracting, Chuck Dodge, Marcus & Millichap, NYSSA Investment Forum, Go Store It Self Storage, Dymon Storage, Boxed Up Self-Storage, PTI Security Systems, Select Climate Storage, Triple Nichol Storage, Ideal Self Storage | View Count: (1534)

Transactions and Deals: December 12, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 12/12/2019 10:50:00 AM

Public Storage buys near Houston; C&W brokers Inland Empire site; Investment firm buys 2 storage facilities; Erie Station sells in upstate NY; Asia SSA names executive director; Talonvest secures loan for Compson Development; Seattle suburb bans storage; Stowaway sells in IL; Value Store It buys new FL property; GYS developing 2 in CO; Extra Space recognized as Best Place to Work

| Categories: | Tags: High Point Storage, Cushman & Wakefield, Berkadia, SVN Commercial Realty, Self Storage Association Asia, Talonvest Capital, Bainbridge Island, Stowaway Self Storage, Value Store It Management, Grow Your Storage, Extra Space Storage | View Count: (1478)

Transactions and Deals: December 5, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 12/5/2019 10:08:00 AM

Compass buys 22nd property in FL; Bellomy brokers Lone Star Storage; Sentry, Rosemurgy partner in FL; SkyView sells in NC, MI; MA indoor sports complex to be converted; Criterion plans Manhattan storage development; StorageMart recognized for top training; Strategic Development at work in AZ; KS development wins approval; U-Haul converts another Kmart; Developer plans large NYC storage

| Categories: | Tags: Compass Self Storage, Lone Star Self Storage, Sentry Self Storage Hollywood, SkyView Advisors, Stor-U-Self, Manhattan, StorageMart, 180 Self-Storage, Stortropolis Self Storage, U-Haul, Kmart, Long Island City | View Count: (2443)

Transactions and Deals: November 22, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 11/22/2019 10:38:00 AM

AZ storage sells to first-time buyers; FL portfolio garners two dozen offers, sells to REIT; ValuSpace opens in eastern NY; Kane Properties sells MA storage; U-Haul converts another retail center in CT; SVN brokers 2-part deal in NY; SkyView sells Select Space in MN; Global buys upstate NY storage; Frontera buys Inland Empire entitled site; Chicago developer proposes WI storage; SSGT buys near Seattle; Market updates from Talonvest

| Categories: | Tags: Camp Verde 24 Hour Storage, LeClaire Group, ValuSpace Personal Storage, Kane Self Storage, U-Haul, Sperry Van Ness, SkyView Advisors, Erie Station Storage, Cushman & Wakefield, Kenosha, SmartStop Self Storage, capital markets, Talonvest | View Count: (1521)

Transactions and Deals: November 15, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 11/15/2019 2:09:00 PM

Bancap sells 2-property portfolio in CA; Public Storage building 6-story facility in VA; SkyView closes NC sale; Marcus & Millichap brokers deals in UT, IL, ID; MN town bans new outdoor self storage; SSTIV buys portfolio in NC, VA and FL; ARCO/Murray builds for Jenkins in TX; Swintstorage plans reuse in AL; South Baltimore sees new Extra Space; U-Haul repurposes OK Kmart

| Categories: | Tags: Storage Star, Alexandria VA, SkyView Advisors, Marcus & Millichap, Coon Rapids Minnesota, SmartStop Self Storage, ARCO/Murray, Swintstorage, Extra Space, U-Haul, Kmart | View Count: (1505)

Transactions and Deals: November 8, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 11/8/2019 4:43:00 PM

Mag Mile secures loan for MT facility; Sentry opens new store in Hollywood, FL; Cushman & Wakefield sells AZ storage; Trez Hines partnership enters storage; Apple buys facility in Ontario; Talonvest closes two assignments; Brusseau joins Talonvest; Partnership delivers storage in Athens, GA; Marcus & Millichap sells facilities in WA, MI; Prototype design spurs commissions

| Categories: | Tags: Mag Mile Capital, Sentry Self Storage, Cushman & Wakefield, Trez Capital, Apple Self Storage, 1784 Capital Holdings, Talonvest Capital, Athens, Georgia, Marcus & Millichap, DALLENBCH-COLE ARCHITECTURE | View Count: (1472)

Transactions and Deals: November 1, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 11/1/2019 1:59:00 PM

Karr Self-Storage team sells Odessa facility, Access named Family Business of Year; NSA wins customer service recognition; Global signs first 3rd party contract; U-Haul to convert two Kmart stores; Community SS opens Katy, TX location; IL officials float self storage tax; SmartStop sells storage property for higher use; Fort Wayne to get big box conversion; Storage of America plans IL reuse; Carr named Go Store It president; Capco volunteers for Habitat for Humanity; CA investment firm buys NYC ...

| Categories: | Tags: More Space Storage Center, Foy Cooley, Access Self Storage, Global Self Storage, Kmart, Houston, self storage tax, SmartStop, Storage of America, Capco, New York City, GreenLeaf Storage | View Count: (1592)

Transactions and Deals: October 24, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 10/24/2019 1:34:00 PM

ARCO/Murray completes NJ store; Hanrahan to lead investment platform; Marcus & Millichap brokers deal in CO, CA and TX; Life Storage honored for customer service; CO storage property purchased for affordable housing; U-Haul opening in refurbished IL Kmart; Quantum brokers AZ sale to Guardian; Life Storage signs deal to use StorageTreasures; Georgia town considers new storage; UPS launches concierge storage in Atlanta market; SSGT partners with SmartCentres in Toronto; Talonvest shares market upd...

| Categories: | Tags: ARCO/Murray, LeClaire Group, Aspen Mini Storage, Kmart, StorAmerica, OpenTech Alliance, Braselton, SmartCentres, American Self Storage, Shurgard, Paris, StorQuest | View Count: (2016)

Transactions and Deals: October 7, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 10/7/2019 2:11:00 PM

Berkshire Hathaway brokers two SC sales; NSA names Brown VP of acquisitions; Cape Cod supermarket to become storage; DealPoint Merrill to build storage in OK; Life Storage bolsters Seattle presence; StorTrack rebrands Optimize; Hampshire, Harrison jv starts work on NJ storage; Oro Valley, AZ, approves 1,000-unit facility; Diversified plans NJ CubeSmart; StorQuest adds in Buckeye, AZ; SROA secures refi capital with JLL; U-Haul adds storage at former IL Kmart

| Categories: | Tags: Ebenezer Secured Storage, Cape Cod, Tulsa, Life Storage, StorTrack, New Jersey, Tucson Realty and Trust Company, Diversified Properties, StorQuest, SROA Capital, U Haul, K Mart | View Count: (1874)

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