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Demolition in Miami to Make Way For 55-Story Luxury Tower
Miami, Florida’s Building Department recently approved a permit to demolish a three-story office building located at 1400 Biscayne Boulevard to clear the way for Casa Bella by B&B Italia, a...
Plans Revealed for What Would Be Manchester’s Tallest Tower
U.K.-based architecture firm SimpsonHaugh has drawn up plans for a 71-story tower, which is set to become the city’s tallest structure if approved — reaching 213 m above ground —...
Accessibility at Busy Indian Rail Station Criticized
G plus recently criticized accessibility at the busy Guwahati Railway Station (GRS) in the Northeast Indian state of Assam, observing there are too few lifts and that both lifts and...
Corey Joins JFK T6 T7 Team at Vantage Airport Group
John Corey, an elevator industry veteran with more than 20 years' experience, recently joined the John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) team in Queens, NY, for the new Terminal 6...
Child Pinned in Atlanta Elevator Shaft Rescued by AFRD
On February 2, responders with the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department (AFRD) rescued a 2-year-old child who fell two stories down an elevator shaft and became pinned upside down between...
Paris Receives Award for Accessibility, Sustainability and Inclusion
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) and the Sustainable Transport Award Committee recently named Paris, France, as the winner of the 2023 Sustainable Transport Award (STA). This honor...
Elevator U Conference Planned at UNC Charlotte in June
Elevator U, an association that promotes excellence in design, construction and maintenance of all forms of vertical transportation, plans to hold its 23rd annual conference on June 26-29 at the...
Raczynska Appointed Chief Transformation Officer
TK Elevator (TKE) announced the appointment of Sylwia Raczynska to chief transformation officer on February 6. She succeeds Jörg Ulrich, who is moving on to other opportunities. In her new...
Car Elevator Malfunction in Florida
A car elevator malfunctioned at Ferrari of Palm Beach, requiring assistance from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) and Kauff's Transportation Systems for four hours on January 31, WPTV reports....
WAGO Welcomes Two New Team Members
Germantown, Wisconsin-headquartered WAGO, which offers products including connection components, electronics and automation technology for elevators, recently announced two new hires: Diane Pena as electrical contractor and wholesale sales manager and...
