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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: 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: (1876)

Transactions and Deals: October 2, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 10/2/2019 11:50:00 AM

US Storage Centers opens Compton; GA town approves storage; Extra Space finds education partner with WGU; Clutter makes real estate play; Yardi reports declining street rate growth; First Neck buys FL development; AL town approves StoreEase plans; StorQuest opens near UF; MS developer plans CubeSmart in AL; Talonvest secures refi for Metro; Jernigan buys 5 MCSS properties; Box Storage construction underway in TN; The Storage Group releases Performance Dashboard; PAG Investments launches storage ...

| Categories: | Tags: US Storage Centers, Sandy Springs, Georgia, Western Governors University, Clutter, Yardi Matrix, Snapbox, StoreEase Development, StorQuest, Metro Storage, Jernigan Capital, The Storage Group, Heritage Self Storage, Pompano Beach, SVN National Self Storage | View Count: (4229)

Transactions and Deals: September 24, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 9/24/2019 9:53:00 AM

ACE Affordable opens in Texas; Spartan Investment buys in TX; JV plans NJ storage; Storelocal execs lead Tenant, Inc.; Talonvest structures loans for Go Store It; Developer plans storage for MA mill; Beyond opens MI property; Compass a top Midwest fundraiser for cancer research; Clermont Self Storage sells in NJ; Janus promotes Frayser, Gallas; Marcus & Millichap brokers Spokane sale; G5 releases report on state of digital industry; Team plans Knoxville, TN, storage; NH storage sells; Platinum o...

| Categories: | Tags: ACE Affordable Storage, Spartan Investment Group, Storelocal, Go Store It, Beyond Self Storage, Amsdell Companies, Janus International Group, The LeClair Group, G5, Argus, Lindsey Self Storage Group, Idaho, Boston | View Count: (1827)

SSA 2019 Fall Conference & Trade Show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Here are a few takeaways from the sessions

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 9/17/2019 12:04:00 PM

The Self Storage Economic Summit kicked off on Tuesday, September 3rd, with a keynote from Dr. Arthur Laffer, a recent recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award. Laffer shared his experiences in campaigns and administrations of Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and California Gov. Jerry Brown’s unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination.Laffer is the author of Trumponomics and shared where he agreed and disagreed with the president, specifically disagreeing with President Tr...

| Categories: | Tags: vegas 19, economics, finance, self storage, conference, education | View Count: (1479)

Transactions and Deals: August 29, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 8/29/2019 11:10:00 AM

Self Storage Plus adds in Baltimore; Compass buys near Pittsburgh; Miller-Valentine completes Extra Space; NJ developer plans Uncle Matt’s; VanWest buys 2 FL properties; 1-800-Self-Storage.com breaks ground in MI; West Coast opens in Dupont, WA; Capella opens Austin Public Storage; Diversified Properties plans NJ storage; ASM promotes Miller, announces operating results; ClickandStor® 3.0’s Marketplace released; Seattle-area storage sold; Alliant provides storage funding; WI developer plans 40...

| Categories: | Tags: Self Storage Plus, Compass Self Storage, North Charleston, Uncle Matt’s Self-Storage, VanWest Partners, 1-800-Self-Storage.com, Site + Plan + Mix LLC, Absolute Storage Management, The Storage Group, Magnum Self Storage, The BSC Group, My Other Garage | View Count: (1899)

Transactions and Deals: August 23, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 8/23/2019 10:12:00 AM

Liberty developing #EatShopStore; Janus names Jackson CEO; Skyview brokers sale to Lake Wales; Xercor Insurance to serve Life Storage; Marcus & Millichap brokers two in TX; Private Equity invests in Mako Steel; SmarterSpace underway in Gainesville, FL; Sylios moves ahead with GA project; Security opens in Ohio; Talonvest secures financing for Nuvo and Clark; EquiCap Commercial closes COO deal; TSG to release product upgrades; JLL brokers Houston sale; East Penn acquires Pak Rat in PA; New storag...

| Categories: | Tags: Liberty Investment Properties, Ramey Jackson, Xercor, Guardian Self-Storage, Mako Steel, SmarterSpace Storage, Sylios Corp, Security Self Storage, Talonvest Capital, EquiCap Commercial, The Storage Group, Safe Keeping Self Storage, East Penn Self Storage, Lowe's | View Count: (1636)

Transactions and Deals: August 15, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 8/15/2019 11:20:00 AM

10 Federal launches offering; BSC Group closes two sales; Marcus & Millichap brokers 2 deals; SST IV buys WA storage; StorQuest makes move to Boulder; NH builder plans Hudson storage; Texas architecture firms merge; Yardi: Supply dampens self storage rent growth; Xercor hires Malagisi; Storage Group promotes Cotto; Talonvest hires 2, promotes controller; CubeSmart among most engaged workplaces; WA storage expands; Talonvest secures two loans

| Categories: | Tags: 10 Federal Self Storage, BSC Group, Star Self Storage, StorQuest Self Storage, Strategic Storage Trust, New Hampshire, Dallenbach, self storage demand, Xercor Insurance, The Storage Group, Talonvest, CubeSmart, Principal RV & Self Storage, New York | View Count: (1623)

What Does the Fed’s Interest Rate Cut Means for Self Storage?

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 8/5/2019 10:08:00 AM

The Federal Reserve’s quarter percentage point interest rate cut on the last day of July could aid self storage developers with short-term loans in lease up, but it’s unlikely to have a dramatic impact on an already attractive lending environment.

| Categories: | Tags: Federal Reserve, macroeconomic data, economy, treasury yield, SkyView Advisors, Talonvest | View Count: (1630)

Transactions and Deals: July 29, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 7/29/2019 3:46:00 PM

Jenkins Org. opens facility near Austin, TX; Merit Hill Capital buys with SkyView; Gov. Christie pursues storage in opportunity zones; U-Haul building in NY, buying in NH; Developer plans 800-unit WI facility; Marcus & Millichap sells TX facility; Public Storage buys Affordable portfolio; SC developer plans coastal storage; Talonvest offers market updates; New storage planned for AK; SDG plans PA storage development

| Categories: | Tags: Jenkins Organization, SkyView Advisors, Chris Christie, Opportunity Zone, New Hampshire, U Haul, Marcus & Millichap, Affordable Self Storage, Coastal Storage Group, Talonvest, Tower Storage, Strategic Development Group, Public Storage | View Count: (2241)

Transactions and Deals: July 22, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 7/22/2019 9:40:00 AM

Bellomy brokers 365 Self Storage deal; Bothell, WA facility sells; HI developer expanding; SmartStop acquires in Gilbert, AZ; SROA completes historic, non-merger transaction; Developers embark on NJ Extra Space; Pinnacle buys 2 in TX; StorageAuctions.com hires Wittingslow for sales

| Categories: | Tags: 365 Self Storage, Affordable Self Storage, Guardian Self Storage, Hawaii, SmartStop Self Storage, Storage Rentals of America, Extra Space Storage, New Jersey, Storage Plus, Texas, StorageAuctions.com | View Count: (1507)

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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