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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: January 28, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 1/28/2019 2:02:00 PM

Five Star adds 14th store; Public Storage buys in CO; SkyView advises on NJ, TN, NC sales; Lock America Unveils Flat Door Security Hasp; 2 NorCal projects moving forward; Go Store It plans VA project; Marcus & Millichap advises on sales in 5 states; Devon promotes Dodge to oversee construction; Developer gains approval for Ohio facility; New IL self storage approved; Yardi research reveals drivers for storage demand; Soesbe named Rosewood general counsel; Talonvest Capital offers 2019 market exp...

| Categories: | Tags: Five Star Storage, SkyView Advisors, Lock America, Charlottesville Virginia, Mele Group, Devon, Blue Ribbon Self Storage, Yardi Data, The Rosewood Corporation, TalonVest, Public Storage | View Count: (2284)

Transactions and Deals: January 16, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 1/16/2019 3:11:00 PM

ARCO/Murray completes NM storage; CubeSmart achieves LEED Platinum status; 1784 Capital Holdings begins Scottsdale project; Betteridge joins Deans & Homer; Amer joins Devon Self Storage; EquiCap closes WI project; Developer plans Jacksonville storage; Capella opens Texas facility; StorageMart secures refinancing; Ohio hotel conversion opens; Storage of America plans two Ohio centers; SST buys in Florida; DOMICO acquired by Fullsteam;

| Categories: | Tags: ARCO/Murray, CubeSmart LEED, Gold Dust Self Storage, Burnham Street Self Storage Conversion, Devon, Sleiman Enterprises, Capella Commercial, StorageMart, Metroplex Self Storage, DOMICO | View Count: (2048)

Transactions and Deals: January 8, 2019

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 1/8/2019 12:05:00 PM

Go Store It goes island hopping; West Coast gains contract; New inventory drives down US rents; Canadian City Halts Storage; 10 Federal raises money, buys in VA; PA town approves new storage; Moove In expands in PA; Russell, Boyle take helm; Jernigan Capital buys out partner; ARCO/Murray completes TX facility; Tyson joins ASM; Developer plans Target conversion; Storage sells in The Hamptons; Developer plans Albany-area storage

| Categories: | Tags: Nantucket, Go Store It, West Coast Self-Storage Group, Yardi Report, Vancouver moratorium, Store-It-Right, East Union Township, Moove In Self Storage, Public Storage, Jernigan Capital, ARCO/Murray, Absolute Storage Management, The Hamptons, Albany NY | View Count: (2294)

Transactions and Deals: December 19, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 12/19/2018 4:02:00 PM

West Coast readies 5 new stores; Janus buys mobile lock partner Nokē; Baja joins California solar effort; Year-old Life Storage sells in CO; Diamond Point plans 2 GA facilities; Partnership buys Buffalo-area storage; Hampshire makes another bet near Philly; StorageMart buys 5th facility in San Antonio; ASM buys and rebrands in LA; Talonvest shares market updates; Ohio developer plans office and self storage; Storhouse sells in PA; Pogoda subtracts and adds to portfolio; Atlanta MSA shows strong...

| Categories: | Tags: West Coast Self-Storage, Janus International, Nokē, Powering Title 24 Program, Baja, Marcus & Millichap, Diamond Point Development, 1670 Southwestern Self Storage, Move It Storage, StorageMart, Storage Plus, Storhouse, Pogoda Companies, Atlanta market, Marlborough | View Count: (1810)

Transactions and Deals: December 11, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 12/11/2018 1:59:00 PM

Atlantic SBS opens in Chattanooga; Compass Self Storage buys second facility in Acworth, GA; Talonvest arranges financing for NJ project; StorageMart buys facility in San Antonio; The Storage Group partners with Storage Protectors; Developer opens new SC storage; Ziff Properties adds to Florida portfolio; Storage Post to manage new Manhattan storage; GA developer gains approval for OH supermarket conversion

| Categories: | Tags: South Broad Storage, Absolute Storage Management, Compass Self Storage, Talonvest Capital, StorageMart, Storage Protectors, The Storage Group, Coastal Storage Group, Ziff Properties, Manhattan, Storage Post, Giant Eagle | View Count: (2141)

Transactions and Deals: December 5, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 12/5/2018 1:34:00 PM

Marcus & Millichap sells 2; Baron Equities sells in San Diego; Stamford, CT, approves 3-story facility; 5-story facility planned for Houston’s Westchase; 10 Federal raises $10 million from investors; Simply to open 4 west coast facilities; Talonvest hosts NY capital markets panel; Manhattan Mini Storage launches on-demand service; U-Haul makes plans for 13 Kmart and Sears stores

| Categories: | Tags: Marcus & Millichap, Aero Drive Self Storage, Empire Storage, Central Southwest Texas Development, 10 Federal Self Storage, Simply Self Storage, NYSSA, Manhattan Mini Storage, U-Haul, Westchase | View Count: (2535)

Transactions and Deals: November 27, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 11/27/2018 11:07:00 AM

StorageMart expanding 2 in MO; Sentry’s Yonis passes away; Andover opens in Nashville; Public Storage Canada buys portfolio; Bowditch joins Lock America; Moove In plans PA projects; CODA plans Toledo conversion; W.P. Carey gains properties; Westport buys in AZ; Texas Kmart redeveloped; Valley Storage adds in WV; Historic conversion near Buffalo; Marcus & Millichap represents on IL sale

| Categories: | Tags: StorageMart, Rick Yonis, Nashville, Canada, Amerco, Lock America, Moove In, CODA Management Group, W. P. Carey, Westport Properties, Longview Development, West Virginia, Valley Storage, Drescher Paper Box, 4 Your Stuff Storage, Marcus & Millichap | View Count: (2248)

Transactions and Deals: November 16, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 11/16/2018 10:09:00 AM

Investment funds continue attraction to storage; ASM increases same-store revenue in Q3; SST IV buys year’s 7th property in Houston; ARCO/Murray delivers Santa Fe facility for Titan; DealPoint Merrill plans department store conversion; Life Storage heads west; Stor-All to convert FL public building; Miami City SS adds 3 new facilities; Dynamic adds to leadership; SSGT adds c-o property in NV; NKF represents on CT sale

| Categories: | Tags: Kangaroo II, Absolute Storage Management, Metro Mini Storage, Rodeo Park Self Storage, DealPoint Merrill, Life Storage, Sacramento, Stor-All Storage, Miami City Self Storage, Dynamic Self Storage Solutions, Hartford, CT Self Stor | View Count: (1970)

Transactions and Deals: November 8, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 11/8/2018 11:45:00 AM

Houston storage sold by Bellomy; 10 Federal buys in SC; PA passes tenant insurance law; Indiana gets new facility; Jernigan names new CEO, CIO; Tobacco warehouse becoming storage; Metro developing near NYC; Talonvest arranges construction loans

| Categories: | Tags: Bellomy & Co., 10 Federal Self Storage, tenant insurance, Affordable Self-Storage, Jernigan Capital, Golden Burley Tobacco Warehouse, Metro Storage, Talonvest Capital | View Count: (1827)

Q3 2018 REIT Earnings Released

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 11/2/2018 10:24:00 AM

3rd Quarter Self Storage REIT Earnings Calls

| Categories: | Tags: National Storage Affiliates, REITs, Earnings, CubeSmart, Public Storage, Life Storage, Extra Space | View Count: (1803)

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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