Shurgard Storage Centers

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Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc. was a Real estate investment trust (REIT) based in the Cascade neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.

[edit] History

• Predecesor company, Capital Northwest Management Corporation was founded in 1972 in Olympia, Washington by Charles K. Barbo and Donald B. Daniels. The creation of Shurgard Storage Centers was led by Arthur Buerk, who joined Mr. Daniels and Mr. Barbo in 1978. The company operated as a private self-storage management company until it was merged with a series of publicly registered limited partnerships that were taken public.

• Publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 1994.

• Bought by Public Storage in August 2006

[edit] External link

• Corporate Web site