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Archive by author: Laura Williams-TracyReturn

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: February 8, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 2/8/2018 10:23:00 AM

Storage King Buys in FL; StorQuest Opens in NJ; Developer to Convert VA Flea Market; SkyView Sells Two in Southwest; U-Haul Plans Retail Re-Do; US Storage Centers Buys in CA; Extra Space Opens St. Pete; SSGT Buys New; Leon Capital Offers Financing; Developer Plans NC CubeSmart; Compass Pursues FL Storage; GA Retail Strip to Become Storage; First Neck Group Plans Acquisitions

| Categories: | Tags: Andover Properties, StorQuest, Cherney Development Co, SkyView Advisors, U Haul, US Storage Centers, Extra Space, Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Leon Capital Group, Charlotte, CubeSmart, Compass Self Storage, First Neck Self-Storage Group | View Count: (2174)

Transactions and Deals: February 2, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 2/2/2018 9:32:00 AM

Public Storage Buys 6 Dallas Properties; Colorado’s Firehouse Self Storage Sells; Talonvest Offers Capital Markets Update; Janus Group Gets New Owner; U-Haul Makes Plans for Mesa; Private Investor Buys in Yuma; Developer Delivering 3 Naples-Area Storage Facilities; StorQuest Opens New Facility in Colorado; NKF Releases Study of Demand

| Categories: | Tags: Public Storage, Dallas, Firehouse Self Storage, Colorado, Janus International, U Haul, Fortuna Road Storage, Marcus and Millichap, Naples, Extra Space, CubeSmart, StorQuest, Newmark Knight Frank | View Count: (2181)

Transactions and Deals: January 22, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 1/22/2018 11:59:00 AM

Compass Grows in Atlanta Market; Extra Secure Sells in Florida; US Storage Completes Miami Development; Illinois Storage Proposed in Vacant Building; Pagoda Closes Largest Sale of the Year; New Storage Set for Georgia; Minnesota Site Sells Ahead of Development; Suburban Boston Site Ready for Storage; Mini Storage Depot Sells in Michigan; SROA Launches Miami Project; Personal Mini Storage Buys in Gainesville

| Categories: | Tags: Personal Mini Storage, Compass Self Storage, Atlanta, Michigan, Extra Secure Self Storage, US Storage Centers, Florida, Franklin Development Trust, Pagoda Companies, Argus, Minnesota, SROA Capital | View Count: (2307)

Transactions and Deals: January 18, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 1/18/2018 10:01:00 AM

Private Investor Buys In Asheville; Storage King Buys Outside Orlando; Storage Solutions Makes WA Purchase; Developer Gets Approval for CT Storage; Access Storage Now Expands in Home State; The Storage Guy Expands; Seattle Metrics Supporting Storage Growth; Big Tee’s Opens North of St. Louis; StorQuest Seeks to Open in Former Taco Shop; StorageMart Offers Omaha Outlook; West Coast Set to Open in Washington; Regional Operator Buys in Indiana

| Categories: | Tags: South Park Storage, Asheville, Andover Properties, Orlando, Storage King USA, Storage Solutions, Connecticut, Clisham, Access Storage Now, Indiana, The Storage Guy, Seattle, STR, Big Tee’s, StorQuest, Omaha Storage Outlook, StorageMart, Site + Plan + Mix, LLC | View Count: (1785)

Transactions and Deals: January 8, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 1/8/2018 1:20:00 PM

Bellomy & Co. Covers Texas Sales; Two Florida Facilities Sell; Storage Near TCU Changes Hands; SVN Oversees Two NY Sales; Vermont Gets New Storage; Northern Colorado Gets More Storage; Devon Buys in West Michigan; Prime Buys in Queens

| Categories: | Tags: Bellomy and Company, Texas, Devon Self Storage, Marcus and Millichap, Florida, Sperry Van Ness, New York, Vermont, Colorado, Prime Group Holdings | View Count: (2818)

Transactions and Deals: December 26, 2017

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 12/26/2017 9:29:00 AM

Devon Reaches New Heights – Literally; StorQuest Grows in Reno; Hurricanes to Slow Orlando Development; Public Storage Adds in Houston; Jernigan Invests in New Jersey; CubeSmart Brands SC Storage; Shurgard Opens Two in London; Bethesda Storage Gets Go-Ahead; Wentworth Buys Phoenix Facility

| Categories: | Tags: Devon Self Storage, Chicago, StorQuest, Reno, William Warren, Orlando, Hurricane Irma, Houston, Public Storage, London, Shurgard, Jernigan, New Jersey, Bethesda, Phoenix, Wentworth Self Storage | View Count: (2118)

Transactions and Deals: December 20, 2017

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 12/20/2017 9:54:00 AM

All American Sells to Chicago Operator; Midcoast Sells Alcom Mini in North Carolina; Harrison Street Buys 2 Tennessee Facilities; CubeSmart Buys in Delray Beach; U-Haul Mum on Smart Mobility Center; Metro Storage Building in New Jersey; New Storage Coming Outside Bakersfield; New Storage in SW Indiana; Talonvest Offers Capital Markets Update

| Categories: | Tags: All American Self Storage, Chicago, EquiCap, Alcom Mini Storage, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, US Storage Centers, Tennessee, Colliers Self Storage Group, CubeSmart, U Haul, Metro Storage, New Jersey, Indiana, Connecticut, Capital Markets | View Count: (1797)

Transactions and Deals: December 13, 2017

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 12/13/2017 11:06:00 AM

Devon Offers Free Cloud Storage; Marcus & Millichap Sells in Florida & Texas; Historic Milwaukee Building Becoming Storage; U-Haul Says Aloha to Maui; Westchester Expands New York Holdings; U-Haul Donates to Fire Victims; NYC Moves to Restrict Storage; Simply Partners with OpenTech Call Center

| Categories: | Tags: Devon Self Storage, VaultDrop, Cloud Storage, Marcus and Millichap, Mele Group, Milwaukee, U Haul, Maui, Westchester, New York City, wildfires, New York City Council, Simply Self Storage, OpenTech Alliance | View Count: (2703)

Transactions and Deals: December 7, 2017

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 12/7/2017 10:20:00 AM

Extra Space Coming to Charlottesville; Compass Buys 76th Facility; Jernigan Partners in Minnesota, New Hampshire; SkyView Represents on COO Sale; Marcus & Millichap Close Deals in Northwest, Ohio; Colliers Sells Two California Parcels; SST IV Buys in Texas; U-Haul Converts Mall; Jacksonville Gets Storage

| Categories: | Tags: Charlottesville, Extra Space, Compass Self Storage, Jernigan Capital, New Hampshire, SkyView Advisors, Pittsburgh, Marcus & Millichap, Ohio, Jacksonville, Colliers International, Strategic Storage Trust, U Haul | View Count: (2184)

Transactions and Deals: November 28, 2017

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 11/28/2017 4:43:00 PM

Southeast Florida Storage Sells to CubeSmart; Pacific Storage Partners Forms; Assured Self Storage Plans Phoenix Facility; Compass Buys in Fort Worth; StorQuest Acquires California Site; Mequity Investing in Little Havana; Storage Pros Buys 2; JLL Directs Sale in Montreal; StorageMax Enters Louisiana; Strategic Storage Trust Buys in Texas; Plans Launched for Two CT Facilities

| Categories: | Tags: JLL, Florida, CubeSmart, Cypress Equity, Miami City Self Storage, Pacific Storage Partners, Assured Self Storage, Phoenix, Compass Self Storage, Texas, StorQuest, Little Havana, Storage Pros, Massachusetts, Montreal, Canada, StorageMax, Louisiana, Strategic Storage Trust | View Count: (2516)

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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