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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: November 1, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 11/1/2018 9:39:00 AM

Liberty builds in Jacksonville; EquiCap closes portfolio; 2-Property portfolio sells; SoBro opens in Nashville; Ohio town gets first storage; U-Haul converts IL center; Towns consider halting development; Natchez opens in TN; SkyView sells 2 in TX, IL; LeClaire Group advises on LA sale; Bremmerton, WA facility sells at record price; Broome Capital aims for Clearwater, FL approval; Gastonia, NC preps for new storage; Suburban Austin gets Public Storage

| Categories: | Tags: Jacksonville, EquiCap, Liberty Investment Properties, Self Storage 1, SoBro Self Storage, Mayfield Heights, U-Haul, Lake in the Hills, moratorium, Natchez Group, SkyView, LeClaire Group, Clearwater, Gastonia Self Storage, Record Sale | View Count: (2185)

Transactions and Deals: October 22, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 10/22/2018 2:01:00 PM

Hampshire Cos. opens Extra Space in CT; Shurgard completes IPO; SST IV acquires 6-property portfolio; Building in Everett, MA approved for storage conversion; PASSA honors Gilliland in HOF; PTI integrates with ZAPT; Firms complete CT storage facility; Janus adds new features for SecurGuard; Manhattan Mini launches new ad campaign; Public Storage plans storage, apartments in VA; Storage mixed with residential planned for Roanoke, VA; New York developer plans storage in New Rochelle

| Categories: | Tags: Hampshire Cos., Shurgard, SmartStop Asset Management, Mark’s Discount, Gilliland, PTI Security Systems, Hartford, SecurGuard, Manhattan Mini Storage, Alexandria, mixed use | View Count: (1987)

Transactions and Deals: October 17, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 10/17/2018 3:53:00 PM

Extra Space buys 2 in CA; Western CO storage planned; PTI Security Systems buys Automatit; SST plans Ontario storage in JV; Home Star Storage plans GA facility; West Coast hires construction manager; Natchez Group opens TN facility; US Storage Centers buys 3 in TN; Kansas storage sells; Mag Mile makes loans; Marcus & Millichap advises on sales in WI, TX; CoolBox opens in AL; 2 Facilities proposed near Charlotte; Greysteel arranges Houston financing

| Categories: | Tags: NAI Horizon, Extra Space, Automatit, Mack Colorado, SmartCentres, Home Star Storage, Megan Swift, Northshore Self Storage, US Storage Centers, Gold Mine Storage, Marcus & Millichap, CoolBox Self Storage, Greysteel | View Count: (3039)

Transactions and Deals: October 9, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 10/9/2018 3:19:00 PM

StorageMart Buys Cornerstone in NE; Sentry Begins Hollywood, FL Location; NJ Office Proposed for Storage; Oregon Gains Large Storage Center; Construction Begins on Florida SpareSpace; Talonvest Offers Financing Insight; Wilmington’s The Vault Becomes Go Store It; Jenkins Expands Austin Facility, Hires Trainer; WA Storage Installs Solar Panels; Lakeside Ohio Gets Storage; Storage Proposed in Everett, WA

| Categories: | Tags: StorageMart, Omaha, Sentry Self Storage, Arthur’s Self Storage., SpareSpace, Madison Capital Group, The Vault, The Jenkins Organization, College Point Storage, Solar, The Storage Doctors | View Count: (2152)

Transactions and Deals: September 28, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 9/28/2018 2:49:00 PM

High-Profile Seattle Site Set for Storage; Store Space Gains Philadelphia Foothold; Marcus & Millichap Advises on Sales; Columbus Self-Storage Adds Units; William Warren Group Buys 3 in Miami Area; Developer Buys Storage Site Seized in Federal Probe; Storage Proposed Near Charleston, SC; SiteLink Adds Features to Web Edition; Texas Investment Firm Buys Portfolio; Public Storage Opens New Deerfield Beach Site; Sustainable Storage Set for Canadian City; Developer Plans For-Sale Storage Units

| Categories: | Tags: Baranoff Holdings, Store Space, Marcus & Millichap, Columbus Self-Storage, William Warren Group, Miami, Wheat Capital Management, Peach Orchard Plaza, SiteLink, Etude Capital, Public Storage, Zero Carbon Building Pilot Program, Canada, Big Door Garage Suites | View Count: (2311)

Transactions and Deals: September 24, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 9/24/2018 3:10:00 PM

Wichita Facility Changes Hands; Prime Group Adds in Queens; Blackhawk Opens South of Houston; STR Delivers Industry Update; NKF Assists with Portfolio; SiteLink Integrates with INSOMNIAC; Marcus & Millichap Sells Florida Life Storage; SkyView Assists with NH Sale; Economic Summit Takeaways; Guardian to Build in AZ

| Categories: | Tags: Steelcreek Self Storage, NSA, Prime Group Holdings, Queens, Grow Your Storage Development, STR, NKF Capital Markets, SiteLink, INSOMNIAC, Life Storage, SkyView Advisors, Storage West | View Count: (2081)

Transactions and Deals: September 17, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 9/17/2018 3:43:00 PM

Jenkins Opens One, Develops Another in Austin; Life Storage’s Rogers to Retire; Hemet, CA Storage Sells; Merit Hill Buys 2 in Houston; Talonvest Offers Capital Markets Update; Pennsylvania Storage Moving Toward Approval; Developer Targets Business with Storage; Tucson, AZ, Storage Sells; Janus Announces Educational Workshop In CA

| Categories: | Tags: The Jenkins Organization, Life Storage, Hemet Self-Storage, Merit Hill Capital, StorIt!, Commercial Self Storage, Talonvest, Continental Ranch Self Storage, Janus International | View Count: (1864)

Transactions and Deals: September 11, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 9/11/2018 9:27:00 AM

View Pointe Opens in Washington; SpareFoot, SiteLink Merge with storEDGE; Life Storage Launches Warehouse Anywhere; Storage King Enters MS Market; Affordable Sells in Texas; SkyView an NREI Top Brokerage; Live Oak Recognized; Public Storage Buys in SC; Mele Takes New Role; Iron Guard Buys in Indiana; New Storage Opens in Kansas; Store Space Growing; PTI Security, WiZR Partner on Video Analytics

| Categories: | Tags: View Pointe Self Storage, Stephen Bourne, storEDGE, Warehouse Anywhere, Life Storage, Storage King, Affordable Self-Storage, SkyView Advisors, Live Oak Bank, Summerville Self Storage, Mike Mele, Iron Guard Storage, Store Space Self Storage, PTI CORE | View Count: (2485)

Transactions and Deals: August 30, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 8/30/2018 11:01:00 AM

Boardwalk Begins Work in Woodstock, GA; Storage Nation Sells near Nashville; Nuvo Ready on Palm Beach Gardens Center; Jenkins Opens Center in McKinney, TX; Bradley Self-Storage Sells in CT; MA Supermarket to Convert to U-Haul; Janus Lands on Inc. 5000; Call Here Converts 55%; Suburban NC Storage Opens

| Categories: | Tags: Boardwalk Development Group, Storage Nation, LeClaire Group, Nuvo Development Partners, The Jenkins Organization, The Storage Center, U-Haul, Janus International, Call Here Call Center, Clayton Self Storage Group, Absolute Storage Management | View Count: (2193)

Transactions and Deals: August 23, 2018

Laura Williams-Tracy posted on 8/23/2018 2:35:00 PM

AZ Center Sells to Investor; Indiana Facility Trades Hands; Safeguard Making More Long Island Plans; Public Storage Boosts MN Presence; CSSA Names Hutchings to Top Post; Virginia Big Box to Become Storage; Arkansas Storage Center Sells; Greenscape Proposes WA Facility; Metro Converts Garden Shop to Storage; Boardwalk Buys 2 Near Atlanta

| Categories: | Tags: Continental Ranch Self Storage, Merrillville Storage, Safeguard Self Storage, Minnesota, Public Storage, California Self Storage Association, Virginia Big Box, AA Storage, Greenscape, Metro Storage, Boardwalk Storage, JSM Venture | View Count: (2097)

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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