Sovran Self Storage purchased fourteen self storage facilities; six in Chicago, four in Southwest Florida, three in Austin, Texas and one in Phoenix, Arizona.  Sovran operates 462 self storage facilities in twenty-five states under the Uncle Bob's Self Storage name.

Niagara County's Industrial Development Agency approved a pair of applications for assistance.  Covanta Niagara L.P. will invest in a number of capital investment projects at its 56th Street facility in Niagara Falls.  Trek, Incorporated is leaving Medina to occupy two floors of Building 4 in the former Harrison Radiator complex in Lockport.  The projects will result in $50 million in investments and create 123 new jobs.

Local developer Roger Trettel's group has officially purchased the Grand Island Holiday Inn.  The property and related hotel items cost a reported $4.4 million.

National document handling company Cornerstone Records Management, which has a Buffalo office, has acquired Docushred, another Buffalo firm.  Terms of the deal were not made public.