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Tokyo Tower Development Could be Complete by 2026

On June 24, the governor of Tokyo approved the formation of a redevelopment committee for...

VDA Adds VP of Business Development, Based in Detroit

Elevator and escalator consulting firm VDA® announced in June the addition of Pete Long as...

Chief People Officer Torch Passed at Wittur Group

The Wittur Group chief people officer role has transitioned from Aline Estevant-Rigaut to Åsa Lautenberg,...

“Inspectors, Consultants & NYCDOB: The Coordination of Elevator Requirements” Webinar

On Friday, July 8, from 1-2:30 p.m., the New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM)...

Another Tower Proposed Near New Toronto Transit Station

Trollybus Urban Development Inc. is the latest developer to propose a residential tower near the...

West Virginia First Responders Undergo Elevator Entrapment Training

Firefighters and county Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel in Elkins, West Virginia, underwent training...

Two High-Speed Elevators for Historic Theater in Buffalo

Two high-speed, six-stop elevators are coming to the historic Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo,...

Six New Escalators Part of US$4.2 Million N.C. Airport Investment

Six new escalators to replace units that are approximately 40 years old are part of...

Wisconsin Governor Appoints TKE Branch Manager to Code Council

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers recently appointed Mark Uy, branch manager at TK Elevator (TKE) in...

Four Workers Killed in Elevator Collapse in India

Four elevator workers were killed and two severely injured when an elevator on the 14th...

The events included presentations and roundtables; image courtesy of Ziehl-Abegg.

Ziehl-Abegg Events in Vietnam See Success

RAINFALL IN SINGAPORE CAUSES ELEVATOR ISSUES

Rainfall in Singapore Causes Elevator Issues

The 125th Street and Broadway MTA station; photo by General Punger for Wikipedia

Inaccessibility at Key NYC Subway Station Focus of Meeting

MAN DIES IN INDIA HOTEL ELEVATOR INCIDENT

Man Dies in India Hotel Elevator Incident

The National Urban League building, designed by Beyer Blinder Belle; image courtesy of Otis

Otis VT System for National Urban League Building in Upper Manhattan