Midwest

ATTA Elevators Acquires Ohio-Based Maximum Elevator

ATTA Elevators, a leading independent elevator and escalator service provider headquartered in Ontario, Canada, on October 1 announced its expansion into the Cleveland, Ohio, market with the acquisition of Maximum...

Perez Named Regional VP at Blackstone Elevator Consulting

Blackstone Elevator Consulting, Inc., headquartered in Geneva, Illinois, announced that Jose Perez has been appointed regional vice president (VP) Midwest. Perez joins Blackstone from VDA, Inc., of Chicago, where he...

Down to the Water’s Edge

Marine Innovations inclined elevator offers a smooth ride and convenience to Texas marina visitors. The booming city of Austin has a lot going for it: as the capital of Texas,...

Thinking Outside the Box

Traditional Braille applicator SCS has evolved to offer much more. Red Wing, Minnesota-based SCS Elevator Products Inc. manufactures cab and jamb Braille, industry signage, safety barricades, buttons, contact bases and...

Elevators for Your “Country Home”

Missouri-based Country Home Elevator & Stairlift has found the formula for success. The Midwest has been good to Country Home Elevator & Stairlift LLC in Brighton, Missouri, only a short...

“Three Ps” on the Banks of the Mississippi

In this Readers Platform, your author illustrates how KONE Spares focuses on people, parts and performance. Overlooking the banks of the Mississippi River, KONE Spares resides on the sixth floor...

“Cautiously Optimistic”

OEMs and independents paint a picture of the Midwest that reveals market trends that promise to drive steady growth for years to come. Chicago has three of the 10 tallest...

L.A. is a construction hotspot.

Mitsubishi Electric Riding High on L.A. Activity The construction boom in Los Angeles is resulting in significant work for vertical-transportation companies, including the Cypress, California-based division of Mitsubishi Electric, which...

Executive Changes, New Hires

Midwestern and New York companies revise leadership, personnel added to other firms. O'Keefe Elevator Elects New Officers in Historic Vote The board of O'Keefe Elevator Co., exclusive thyssenkrupp distributor in...

Canopy over the escalator at the Embarcadero station; image courtesy of BART

BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates

Pankrác metro station platform; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations

The station is served by Schindler escalators; photo by Marc A. Hermann for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

NYC LIRR Among “Most Beautiful for Interior Design”

At the Royal Palace of Naples, an interactive virtual elevator transports you through four centuries of life in the palace; image via Finestre sull’ Arte.

Royal Palace of Naples Introduces Interactive Virtual Elevator Exhibit

DLF The Arbour; image courtesy of DLF

65 Otis Elevators for Luxury Residential Development in Gurugram, India