Q1 2023 INDUSTRY NEWS
members through their participation in the larger group and with its Preferred Partners.
SBOA To Host How-To Webinar The Storage Business Owners Alliance LLC (SBOA) will host a how-to webi- nar on April 14 at 2 p.m. (EDT). The 30-minute webinar will demonstrate how owners and operators can navigate the automated features of the easy-to-use SBOA website, www.
theSBOA.com, to gain access to sav- ings from dozens of vendors through pre-negotiated deals with the SBOA. The website also includes several options for revenue enhancement, with the overall goal of increased profit- ability for SBOA Members. For more information on the SBOA, to join, or to register for the webinar, visit www.
theSBOA.com or call (508) 425-7111.
Global Self Storage Rings Nasdaq Bell
and financial performance, including a dividend yield that leads its publicly traded self-storage REIT peers. Following an introduction by Nasdaq, the president and CEO of Global Self Storage, Mark C. Winmill, spoke and rang the bell at 4 p.m., along with other members of the Global Self Storage team. The ceremony was streamed online at
livestream.com/nasdaq/live. It was Global Self Storage’s six- year anniversary on Nasdaq.
USG Marks Milestone With Educational Tour Until Dec. 31, 2023, Universal Storage Group (USG) will be celebrating its 30th anniversary with its “Pearls of Wisdom” educational tour. All self-storage organi- zations are invited to celebrate with USG by scheduling an informative visit from USG’s expert M. Anne Ballard, “The Hat Lady,” who will be sharing pearls of wisdom about self-storage management. All self-storage associations will only pay for travel expenses, as there will be no speaker fees. A discounted speaker fee of $3,000 plus travel is available for companies.
SmartStop Supports BCRF SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. continued its partnership with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation®
(BCRF) for the month of October. During Breast
Cancer Awareness Month, SmartStop donated $5 directly to BCRF for every new unit rented. This was the fifth consecutive year that SmartStop partnered with the organization to support critical work on breast cancer research. Since 2018, SmartStop has raised nearly $100,000 in donations from the U.S. and Canada, equivalent to nearly 2,000 hours of research funded.
U Can Store Assists Elderly U Can Store, a self-storage company in South Africa, launched its social responsibility initiative at the official opening of the company’s Benoni branch in Dunswart, Boksburg, on Oct. 22. At the opening, one of the company’s owners, Nick Teixeira, announced its partnership with Little Eden and spoke about impor- tance of assisting the elderly. U Can Store will provide a free storage unit at each of its five branches to Little Eden to serve as a collection point for donations of clothing, books, appliances, electronics, toiletries, and non-perishable foods. The donated items are sold at Little Eden’s charity shop to fund the organization and care for its 300 residents.
Corpse Concealment Human remains were found within a large box inside a storage unit at Roberts Self-Storage in Maquon, Ill., on Oct. 7., 2022, after police received a complaint about a smell coming from the facility. The person who rented the unit originally said the smell was coming from “an
On Oct. 5, Global Self Storage, Inc., a REIT that owns, operates, manages, acquires, and redevelops self-storage properties, rang the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell to commemorate the company’s exceptional operational
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opossum that had died in the unit,” but then advised police that there was a body in the box. In connection with the discovery, Marcy Oglesby, 50, was arrested for alleged concealment of death, which is a Class 4 felony. According to Knox County police, no identification was immediately possible due to the condition of the body; attempts were being made to match DNA of the victim with family members. Oglesby was also arrested on two Fulton County warrants for fraud and deceptive practices unrelated to the Maquon case; a bond was set at $10,000.
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