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The Last Human-Operated Elevators in Chicago

By Sophie Goodwin | May 2, 2025

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Otis Elevator Co. Showcases Father-Son Employees for Father’s Day

By Amelia Rose Zimlich | June 24, 2021
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Local Music in Local Elevators

By Amelia Rose Zimlich | June 23, 2021
San Francisco

Coit Tower Reopens After 15-Month-Long Closure

By Amelia Rose Zimlich | June 18, 2021
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Everyday Elevator Connections

By Amelia Rose Zimlich | June 15, 2021
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University of Alberta Student Creates Escalator Update Site

By Amelia Rose Zimlich | June 2, 2021
Upgrades and Repairs

New BART Extension Faces Twitter Backlash

By Amelia Rose Zimlich | May 26, 2021
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Pandemic Causes Change in London Underground Escalators

By Amelia Rose Zimlich | May 24, 2021
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Film Production Saved by South Jersey Elevator

By Amelia Rose Zimlich | May 21, 2021
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Awkward Elevator Encounters – They Happen to All of Us

By Amelia Rose Zimlich | May 17, 2021
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Where Are the Elevators?

By Amelia Rose Zimlich | May 14, 2021
Pennsylvania

Police Dogs Offer Hope After Tragedy

By Amelia Rose Zimlich | May 7, 2021
Elevators

Mini Elevators Make Light Work

By Amelia Rose Zimlich | April 28, 2021
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School Transportation is Escalating

By Amelia Rose Zimlich | April 12, 2021
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Even More Impressive Than Before

By Lee Freeland | March 24, 2021
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Elevators can have Southern accents

By Matt Irvin | March 15, 2021
China / Elevators / Suspension Means and Materials / Technology

Explaining Pulleys and Counterweights

By Lee Freeland | March 3, 2021
Moving Walks / Special Application Lifts

Closing the Last Mile Gap in Style

By Kaija Wilkinson | February 23, 2021
Company Spotlight / Elevators / Hydraulic Elevators & Components / Machines & Components

Shoutout to Colley Elevator Blog

By Lee Freeland | February 10, 2021
Construction

The Tallest Areโ€ฆ

By Elevator World | January 22, 2021
Accessibility / Elevators / Escalators / Moving Walks

Solving Urban Transportation’s Last-Mile Problem

By Elevator World | January 18, 2021
Industry Profile / Science & Technology

Mother Love

By Elevator World | December 31, 2020
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Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus

May 8, 2025
Unsworth

Unsworth Joins LML Lift Consultants Senior Consultant

May 8, 2025
This July will mark 40 years since the beginning of Wurtec; image courtesy of Wurtec

Wurtec Celebrating 40th Anniversary

May 8, 2025
HydraSafe surveyed 17 elevators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with partner Claddagh, which will be providing a control system for single-plunger code compliance; photo by Hugo Schneider for Wikipedia.

HydraSafe Brake: NYC Training, a Move and a New Hire

May 8, 2025
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Hotels Prepare to Implement Recent Elevator Code Revisions

May 7, 2025

EW FEATURES

The Water in View
Project Spotlight

The Water in View

By Undine Stricker-Berghoff | February 2, 2022
NAEC 2023 Spring Educational Conference
Events

NAEC 2023 Spring Educational Conference

By Kathleen Farrell | August 1, 2023
Modernising-History
Project Spotlight

Modernising History

By Knowsley Lift Services | February 22, 2022
โ€œFinally, Interlift!โ€
Events

โ€œFinally, Interlift!โ€

By Angie Baldwin | July 6, 2022
Elevating Electchester
Project Spotlight

Elevating Electchester

By Kaija Wilkinson | April 1, 2022
Belt-Driven Home Lifts
Accessibility

Belt-Driven Home Lifts

By Elevator World | April 5, 2025
Finding Its Niche in Denmark
Company Spotlight

Finding Its Niche in Denmark

By Kaija Wilkinson | October 5, 2024
Hangzhou Metro Line 6
Project Spotlight

Hangzhou Metro Line 6

By TK Elevator | November 1, 2023