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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 02, 2020

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 4/2/2020 3:02:00 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated adoption of online and over-the-phone self storage unit rentals to limit contact between staff and customers. Here’s a sampling of ways self storage industry operators are responding to the crisis.

| Categories: | Tags: online rentals, social distancing, covid 19, technology, Metro Storage, OpenTech, CubeSmart, Self Storage Plus, Simply Self Storage, Store Space Self Storage, Guardian Storage | View Count: (1338)

Transactions and Deals: March 26, 2020

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 3/26/2020 10:16:00 AM

Cushman & Wakefield brokers deals nationally; Pandemic prompts Public Storage to drop Australian pursuit; CSD Realty sells storage in Texas; Heartland building new storage in Ohio; Miami City Self Storage secures loan; SkyView brokers Milton, Florida deal; Sondhi succeeds Overturf at Extra Space; Maxi Space portfolio sells in Washington; Westport Properties sponsors Charity Storage; Pinnacle names Dodgen to new role; Pivot Energy, Safeguard partner on solar projects; Storage Group joins Hawaii u...

| Categories: | Tags: Cushman & Wakefield, Public Storage, Australia, Heartland Self Storage, Storeroom Self Storage, Miami City Self Storage, SkyView Advisors, Maxi Space, Charity Storage, Marcus & Millichap, St. Louis | View Count: (1956)

Transactions and Deals: March 12, 2020

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 3/12/2020 3:09:00 PM

StorQuest refinances two California properties; Manley, Rosemurgy, Sentry team plan South Florida project; Devon promotes Sharp to director; JSF Management plans Philadelphia storage; PTI Security promotes Stewart; SecureSpace opens new facility in New Jersey; Wisconsin storage portfolio sells; South Dakota portfolio brokered by Bellomy; Developer tries again on Georgia conversion; ASM reports 2019 performance

| Categories: | Tags: Manley Storage Ventures, StorQuest, Devon Self Storage, Talonvest, Philadelphia, PTI Security Systems, SecureSpace Self Storage, Marcus & Millichap, Stagecoach Storage, Macon, Georgia, Absolute Storage Management | View Count: (1732)

Transactions and Deals: March 4, 2020

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 3/4/2020 3:40:00 PM

Morningstar opens Deland, Florida, location; SecurCare rolls into NSA REIT; Public Storage likely to buy Australia’s top storage operator; New Jersey develop plans Woodbridge storage; Brandon Storage opens in Florida; Storage lead generation platform launches; LandPark buys Spring, Texas storage; Public Storage plans to redevelop Washington location; Space Shop intends to convert Ohio big box; Missouri town bans some storage development; Development team plans new Atlanta storage; U-Haul wants ...

| Categories: | Tags: Morningstar Storage, National Storage Affiliates Trust, Australia, Brandon Storage, Self Storage Advisor, LandPark Advisors, Space Shop Self Storage, St. Clair, Missouri, Kmart, York Galleria, Brooklyn, moratorium, Maxi Space, Sumas Mini Storage | View Count: (2091)

Transactions and Deals: February 27, 2020

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 2/27/2020 1:10:00 PM

StorQuest unveils Kobe Bryant mural at LA store; Cape Coral, Florida, considers storage ban; BSC closes $66M loan for Michigan portfolio; Parma, Ohio enacts storage moratorium; Talonvest secures loan for TVG Partners and Clark Investment; Life Storage buys in Federal Way; Shipping container storage approved in western North Carolina; Florida U-Haul plans 6-story storage; New Jersey ShopRite to be converted; Compass buys 23rd location in Florida; Developers plan paired storage projects in Buffalo...

| Categories: | Tags: Kobe Bryant, StorQuest, Moratorium, The BSC Group, Secure Self Storage, Life Storage, U-Haul, Storage Box Central, Compass Self Storage, Buffalo, Hawaii, Legacy Self Storage | View Count: (1806)

Transactions and Deals: February 19, 2020

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 2/19/2020 3:10:00 PM

ARCO/Murray completes New Jersey 5-story storage; Public Storage bids for Australia REIT; Bellomy sells Academy Mini in Texas; Cushman & Wakefield closed 73 storage sales in 2019; Office to be demolished for Pennsylvania storage; Robinson joins SmartStop as COO; Storage Box gets approval for New Jersey conversions; SecureSpace converts K-Mart in Florida; Developer plans Jacksonville, Florida conversion; Long Island town considers restricting storage; Illinois developer to convert empty Kmart; Na...

| Categories: | Tags: ARCO/Murray, Australia, Academy Mini Storage, Cushman & Wakefield, SAFStor Real Estate Company, SmartStop Self Storage, Storage Box Central, SecureSpace, Kmart, Zoning, Storage by George | View Count: (2280)

Transactions and Deals: February 10, 2020

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 2/10/2020 9:53:00 AM

The BSC Group closes financing in Arizona, Georgia; Catalyst secures loan for Seattle property; South Carolina operator hires ASM; Public Storage founder honored by equine industry; U-Haul opens 450 units in Ohio; Marcus & Millichap brokers in Tennessee, Texas, Wyoming; S3 Storage building in Charlotte; Devon enters Cincinnati market; SSTIV buys facility in suburban San Diego; Storage disruptor Neighbor gets funding; 10 Federal has raised $15.9 million; Midcoast Properties hires Moss; StorQuest ...

| Categories: | Tags: BSC Group, Catalyst Storage Investors, Absolute Storage Management, B. Wayne Hughes, U-Haul, Marcus & Millichap, The Storage Haven, Devon Self Storage, Strategic Storage Trust, Neighbor, 10 Federal, Midcoast Properties, Safari Energy, Solar, Aries Capital | View Count: (2500)

Transactions and Deals: January 31, 2020

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 1/31/2020 2:50:00 PM

Georgia SSA awards Boardwalk development; Storage Deluxe soon to deliver Brooklyn storage; Ultra Storage opens in Ventura; Storage opens in Massachusetts; SurePoint opens new storage in Sugar Land; C&W brokers Front Range Self Storage; SkyView brokers Spring, Texas sale; Developer HUTTON expands storage programs; Broker team sells Tennessee portfolio; 2020 to be record year for private equity investing; EquiCap, Marcus & Millichap partner on Tennessee sales; Storage Acquisition Group names Shand...

| Categories: | Tags: Boardwalk Development Group, Storage Deluxe, Ultra Storage, Sohier Road Self Storage, SurePoint Self Storage, Cushman & Wakefield, Regal Self Storage, HUTTON, private equity, Anne Williams, Self Storage With More, Owners Summit | View Count: (2052)

Transactions and Deals: January 24, 2020

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 1/24/2020 10:25:00 AM

Mesa, AZ, facility sells to Prime Storage Group; Miami moving toward storage moratorium; SD mall to transform to storage; St. Joe Co. plans FL storage development; PA developer rolls a strike on bowling alley conversion; Storage planned for Los Angeles Op Zone; CMBS lending increased 28% in 2019; BETCO improves its Model 500 door; MO storage sells to KC firm; Lindsey brokerage names associate in Europe; Yardi: 1.7% street rate decline over 2019; LeClaire Group sells 12-property MI portfolio

| Categories: | Tags: Self Storage With More, moratorium, Miami, Mitchell Storage, South Dakota, StorHouse Self Storage, Staley Point Capital, CMBS lending, BETCO, Kansas City, Lindsey Self Storage Group, Yardi Matrix, Simply Self Storage, The LeClaire Group | View Count: (2142)

Transactions and Deals: January 17, 2020

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 1/17/2020 9:31:00 AM

Dallas investor buys Kyle, TX storage; Public Storage invests big in SC’s low country; NexPoint REIT intends IPO; Janus buys Australian storage solutions company; Storage planned for Jacksonville, FL; MCA finances Anytime’s foray into AL; StorQuest sells in Seattle; Storage near Appalachian State moves ahead

| Categories: | Tags: Kyle Pkwy Self Storage, South Carolina, NexPoint Real Estate Finance Inc, Steel Storage Australasia, Janus, Jacksonville, FL, Anytime Storage, MGM Grand, StorQuest, Boone, North Carolina, Save Green Self Storage | View Count: (1651)

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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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