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With the recent Georgia floods, several families have been left devastated and homeless. Storage First has offered 90 days free rent to flood victims. U-Store-It will also be offering one month of free self storage for flood victims from now until October 31st. U-Store-It has 9 facilities in the Atlanta region that are offering this benefit. SpaceMax will be offering one and a half months of free rent and free moving truck rentals to flood victims. You can call the Red Cross for a full listing of Georgia Self Storage Facilities offering aid to flood victims.

Phoenix, AZ, September 08, 2009 –(PR.com)– On September 30, 2009, MiniCo Publishing will host a free webinar presented by two veteran self-storage professionals offering detailed information about the benefits of RV and boat storage as well as tips to navigate the development process. The webinar “A Change in Course: Boat & RV Storage is a Good Direction” is sponsored by Mako Steel, Inc., and will be presented by the company’s President, Caesar Wright, and L. Bruce McCardle, Vice President of Eastern Operations.

This informative webinar will explain the figures, land requirements, construction trends and costs associated with building a storage facility to accommodate boat and RV owners. Topics will include the following:

· Get Your Bearings: a realistic look at facts and figures
· The High Ground: maximizing land utilization
· Watch Your Ballast: the amenities customers really want
· Don’t Get Dinghy: construction trends that won’t sink your budget
· Keep Your Hands on the Wheel: navigating through construction costs

The webinar will be moderated by Poppy Behrens, Publisher, MiniCo Publishing, as part of the ongoing Mini-Storage Messenger Self-Storage Webinar Series, which offers informative monthly webinars free of charge to self-storage professionals and other individuals. For more information or to register, visit www.ministoragemessenger.com. Online registration is required for this free live event.

MiniCo Publishing, a division of MiniCo, Inc., publishes the “Mini-Storage Messenger,” the leading monthly trade magazine covering the global self-storage industry. Other publications include “Self-Storage Now!,” “Mobile Self-Storage Magazine,” “RV & Boat Storage Today,” “Self‑Storage Canada,” the “Self-Storage Almanac,” the “Self-Storage Development Handbook,” and the “Self‑Storage Buyer’s Guide.”

Since 1974, Phoenix-based MiniCo, Inc. has been a self-storage leader providing superior specialty insurance programs, informative publications and valuable products and services created expressly for the self‑storage industry.

It is college moving season again, and many parents may be searching for an affordable storage facility to store their child’s belongings in over the summer. Los Angeles, CA is one of the biggest college towns in the country. It is home to several prestigious universities such as USC, UCLA, and Loyola Marymount. Not to mention several smaller colleges such as CSU-LA, CSU Fullerton, and Biola University. Storquest Self Storage is one of the leaders in storage in the Los Angeles Area with several locations all over the country along with affordable unit prices.

There are several national self storage directories, however www.ineedstorage.com is the only self storage directory strictly focusing on storage for California. There are over 100 recommended facilities so you will be sure to find the best storage facility. Public Storage, Extra Space, and U-Store-It all offer online reservations at this website for your convenience.

Need2Store.com also offers the same thing for the State of Florida, and SelfStorage-Texas.com for the state of Texas

$48,000 worth of Marijuana has been found at Somerset Self Storage in Fall Rivers, MA. Police are still looking for anyone connected with the storage of the marijuana. Currently there is one suspect in custody and the police are still looking for an accomplice and girlfriend.

A silent alarm went off at the facility calling police to the scene. Two males suspects were found at the storage facility. One fled the scene and the other complied with police and opened his storage unit. Police dogs found 15 bags of marijuana. Pierce, now in custody, has been charged with possession of a Class D substance with intent to distribute, possession of a Class D substance, and conspiracy to violate the drug laws.

Noah’s Ark Self Storage has just opened its new facility in Orlando, Florida two months earlier than planned. The new facility is a state of the art 94,000 sqare foot property with 339 climate controlled units, 102 humidity controlled units, and 204 non-climate controlled units.

Noah’s Ark self storage is managed by Joshua Management.

Due to the flooding that has just occurred in Cedar Rapids, several self storage facilities are at full capacity with waiting lists as people are rushing to save all their items and get them into storage.

One facility in Cedar Rapids, Adam Storage, is a 100 unit self storage facility that has been getting up to 60 calls a day regarding storage unit rentals. Adams Storage has been at full capacity since June. Owner of Adams Storage said that citizens are eagerly trying to store their family heirlooms and pictures so they will not get lost during rebuilding or another flood.

Several people ran to family member’s homes to store their items, but that could end up as a disaster if their home floods too. Self Storage facilities have also been victims of the recent floods destroying several units of renter’s valuables. Besides household customers, several business are storing the contents of their store in hopes to save their assets. As well as contractors, who do not have work right now in the rainy season, need to store their tools and products.

The Arizona Self Storage Association offers many benefits for their members in order to help strengthen the overall self storage industry in Arizona.

Some of these benefits include:
Legal Counsel
Web Links
Educational Networking Mixers
Trade Shows
Legislative Watch
Health Insurance

Membership is offered to individual storage facilities, property management firms, and self storage vendors. For more information visit their Membership Info and Fees Page

MiniCo Insurance has added three new features to their existing self storage tenant coverage.

1. Blanket Property Storage enables coverage for multiple locations.

2. Extended Business Income Coverage enables coverage for actual loss incurred from 15 months to 18 or 24 months.

3. Date Compromise Coverage enables coverage for data theft.

MiniCo insurance is currently available in almost all the United States.

Big Box Storage, a San Diego based company has recently been bought out by SmartBox, who is known for their big red boxes. Smartbox is currently based in Richmond, VA and they are hoping to expand their markets into the west coast with this acquistion.