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Natural Disasters and How Self-Storage Can Help

Natural Disasters and How Self-Storage Can Help

According to CNN Business, there were 819 natural disasters in 2019—a number that is slightly below 2018, yet well above the long-term average of 520 per year. Losses from natural disasters in 2018 amounted to $186 billion. The sheer…

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Self Storage Rock Wall Causes Flooding in Homes in El Paso

Self Storage Rock Wall Causes Flooding in Homes in El Paso

A self storage facility in El Paso, Texas named Franklin Self Storage may have been the cause behind a home flooding. Three homeowners’ residences were impacted by flooding and damage by heavy rains and they are citing the erection of…

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Earthquake Victims Fight to Raise Money to Recover Items from Self Storage

Earthquake Victims Fight to Raise Money to Recover Items from Self Storage

Tenants of the Napa Self Storage facility are still trying to recover from the earthquake that hit in September 2014. The self storage facility was among several businesses in the Napa area that were affected by the 6.0 magnitude earthquake.…

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Westy Self Storage Makes Donation to Youth Council

Westy Self Storage Makes Donation to Youth Council

Westy Self Storage in Wilton, Connecticut has made a generous donation to the Wilton Youth Council in the form of storage space. The self storage facility has made a donation to the Wilton Class Projects in order to aid with…

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Miami-Dade to Get 1 Millino Square Feet of Self Storage

Miami-Dade to Get 1 Million Square Feet of Self Storage

A development in Miami Dade is planning to develop six self storage facilities in the county that will reportedly take up over 1 million square feet. Miami City Self Storage has purchased six parcels in Miami Dade County and each…

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Rankin Residents Win Self Storage Fight

Rankin Residents Win Self Storage Fight

Residents in Rankin have been embroiled in a bitter battle to restrict the development of a new self storage facility. They finally had some success when officials in the town voted to block the creation of a new self storage…

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Chicago's Valet Self Storage Comes to an End

Chicago's Valet Self Storage Comes to an End

Despite the growing popularity of valet self storage facilities, one recent self storage valet service has closed its doors in Chicago. SpaceWays, the startup that launched in October 2014, is packing up its U.S. operations in order to focus more…

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