Company Name: Locke & Keyes Secure Storage
Business Model: Secure Storage Unit Rental
Company Founders: Jimmy Locke, Zachary Keyes
Year Founded: 1978
Location of Corporate Headquarters: Cleveland, Ohio
Company Slogan: "Because your belongings are safest when they're under Locke & Keyes."
History/General Description: Locke & Keyes first started establishing storage sites across the United States and Canada during the 1980s and got a lot of their business at the time from people storing their belongings while moving. By the 2010s, they had expanded operations into Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and even Japan. Tenants are issued a security keycard that gives them access to the building and their individual storage units. Unit sizes and yearly rental costs may vary.
In-Game Use: Quite a few heroes and villains use Locke & Keyes storage units as places to keep their caches of spare equipment and costumes. While the company's official policy is that tenants aren't supposed to store weapons and other dangerous/illegal items in their units, many site managers are willing to look the other way as long as you pay your rent on time and don't cause significant trouble for them. All bets are off if law enforcement personnel show up with search warrants, though...
Company Secrets:
Secret #1: Zachery Keyes has been secretly funding renegade Dimensional Engineering experiments in Japan. The scientists have promised him that, if they're successful in creating a stable pocket dimension inside the Locke & Keyes storage site in Osaka, the facility will have infinitely more interior space than its already considerable exterior dimensions. The project has, however, had it's share of problems since the machines were first turned on. First, two scientists have disappeared without a trace and months of investigations haven't turned up any clues as to what became of them. Second, dangerous entities from other dimensions have been entering our world every time there's a power surge in the equipment. The Japanese government has been breathing down their necks, and may (understandably) demand that the project be shutdown if there are any further incidents.
Secret #2: Locke & Keyes is now offering a special "Premium Rental Agreement" for a very select group of potential tenants who want security beyond what you'd normally get from an ordinary self-storage rental company. It involves signing a very strict non-disclosure agreement and shelling out a HUGE sum of cash, but it's supposed to be well worth it for the confidentiality and advanced security it affords. Storage facilities for these "Premium Tenants" are hidden in various locations around the world and require very special credentials to get inside.