Opening Week at U-Haul Moving and Storage of New Center in Detroit

U-Haul Moving and Storage of New Center is all dressed up and ready to go. General Manager Anthony Jones III and his team are busy serving customers in Detroit.

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This blog was created to let the community know that U-Haul is in Detroit, and to share our plans with you and to get input from the community. We want to hear from you. Tell us what you like and don’t like about our posts, building plans or anything else you want to share about Detroit. We are excited to be part of the Detroit community and want to learn from you!

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U-Haul Moving and Storage of New Center Community Celebration

U-Haul Moving and Storage of New Center hosted a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony and community celebration last week on September 26, 2013. The event started with a VIP thank you ceremony which included the City of Detroit Department of Planning and Development,...

Grand Opening Community Celebration Thursday 9/26/13 at U-Haul Moving and Storage of New Center

The building buzz this week at U-Haul Moving and Storage of New Center is that we're having our official grand opening Thursday. Here's the scoop. U-Haul Moving and Storage of New Center in Detroit is hosting a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony and community...

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