Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick
Elevator World Editor and Publisher
Is It Hot in Here?
Remember how I recently said ELEVATOR WORLD regularly tries to take the temperature of the industry? It’s a predictive issue for us, constantly searching out what’s hot and what’s not....
It’s a Small World
Anyone who has been to Disney World has probably taken the boat ride, in which children from many different countries are singing the impossible-to-get-out-of-your-head song, “It’s a Small World.” The...
Looking Up
This month, our cover story explores the newly reopened Polaris revolving lounge atop the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta. The lounge, and the elevators that serve the hotel, are iconic, replicated...
Change
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” –Winston Churchill But change is so hard! Most of us have to be prodded with a pitchfork to...
Cruising in Canada
Aboard the Mariposa Belle for the fifth time, Canadian and U.S. supporters of the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) cruised on Lake Ontario on July 18. Although rain was predicted,...
Atlanta to Toronto
Your publisher traveled at the end of July making a wide circle in the U.S. and Canada. First was a day in Atlanta with the National Association of Elevator Contractors...
NAEC Meeting at Dana Point
This busy event in California featured education in a relaxed setting. photos by Ricia S. Hendrick and John Dimaio It would be hard to find a more beautiful and luxurious...
A Couple of Visits in Chicago
An unique elevator experience in Germany Having a full day in Chicago before the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation fundraiser cruise, I decided to visit some local clients. My first stop...
Cruising in Chicago
The Sixth Annual Chicago Cruise for the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation was held June 27 aboard the Summer of George. The Sixth Annual Chicago Cruise for the Elevator Escalator Safety...
Old and New Meet in Istanbul
EW’s publisher tours Asansör 2011’s host city. The airport in Istanbul is modern, efficient and very much a part of the 21st century, but when you step out-side, you immediately...
