California

Patent Filed for New “Elevator Emergency Kit”

A California woman has created the Elevator Emergency Kit, or E.E.K., a comprehensive emergency kit designed to assist those trapped in an elevator for extended time periods. The kit is...

Otis Modernizing 16 Elevators at JPMorgan Chase Building in San Francisco

Otis was awarded a comprehensive modernization contract that includes 16 elevators serving the JPMorgan Chase building at 560 Mission Street in San Francisco, Otis President, Chair and CEO Judy Marks...

EECO Honored With Wayne County Area Chamber Award

Elevator Equipment Corp. (EECO) was honored with the "Achievement In Excellence — Large Business" award from the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce in Richmond, Indiana. EECO Richmond General Manager Joseph...

Work Has Begun on Building Set To Be Tallest in Beverly Hills

Just west of the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, heavy equipment is hauling away soil in advance of a US$2-billion development that will create the tallest buildings in...

Swanson Named TSM for Vantage Western Region

Vantage Elevator Solutions has named Stan Swanson territory sales manager (TSM) for the Mountain States of the Western Region. Reporting directly to Vantage Western Region Manager Mark Ortiz, Swanson will...

LAFD Rescues Elevator Mechanic in San Pedro

An elevator mechanic was rescued by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) after he was trapped in an elevator on a dockside crane in San Pedro, California, hoodline reports. Firefighting...

Elevator, Escalator Overhaul Part of BART Legal Settlement

Refurbishing 40 elevators and commencing a major escalator upgrade within downtown San Francisco and beyond over the next 16 years is part of the settlement of a 2017 class-action lawsuit...

BART To Allow Bikes on Most Escalators Across Facilities

San Francisco, California’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) will allow bicycles on most escalators across the transit system beginning January 1, 2024, Hoodline is among outlets to report. The rule...

EW Announces 2024 Project of the Year Winners

ELEVATOR WORLD proudly announces the 2024 Project of the Year winners. Expert teams in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Singapore and the Middle East emerged victorious by successfully completing challenging,...

USIBC Launches U.S.-India “Innovation Handshake” Initiative

Near the close of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Summit in San Francisco on November 11-17, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's India Business Council (USIBC) hosted an inaugural roundtable discussion...

TEI AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ELEVATORS AT BROOKLYN AMBULATORY HUB

TEI Awarded Contract for Elevators at Brooklyn Ambulatory Hub

Sara Marta, a refugee from Luanda, Angola, was hired in 2023 as an electromechanical assembler; image courtesy of Otis.

Otis Brazil Joins UN-Affiliated Companies With Refugees Forum

MEI-Total Elevator Solutions’ Mankato, Minnesota, manufacturing facility; image courtesy of MEI-Total Elevator Solutions

MEI-Total Elevator Solutions Investigating Fire at Minnesota HQ

Aull

Wittur Names Aull New CEO

(l-r) Legends Tower and the Boardwalk at Bricktown, designed by AO; image via the Robb Report

Developer of 1,907-Ft-Tall Oklahoma City Tower Says He’s Secured Financing