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Developer Updates North Morgan Tower in Chicago

Project planners for mixed-use 210 North Morgan have released updated designs for the proposed tower, URBANIZE Chicago reports. The developer of the project, Newcastle Ltd, expects to host 204 residential...

NEII Provides Updates on ASME A17/CSA Code and More

The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) provided updates on development of ASME A17/CSA B44 code and more in its recent newsletter. The 2022 edition of ASME A17/CSA B44 is scheduled...

JPMorgan New High Rise to Include 100% Renewable Energy

JPMorgan Chase & Co., behind the replacement of its tower at 270 Park Avenue, Manhattan, NYC, plans a major investment in the new office building for the company’s global headquarters,...

Hyundai Introduces Service Robot Elevator in South Korea

Hyundai Movex Co., a logistics system affiliate under Hyundai Group, introduced Roboport, the world’s first elevator dedicated to service robots, at Naver Corp.’s new office building in South Korea, The...

Work Underway for Tokyo Tower Tameike Sanno

Developers have officially begun construction on Tameike Sanno Tower, a 150-m-tall office building planned near the Tameike Sanno Station in Tokyo, Japan Property Central reports. Under the industrial firms Sekisui...

Penn Accessibility Upgrades Include Elevators, LU/LA

Accessibility upgrades at the University of Pennsylvania include two elevators and a limited use/limited application (LU/LA) lift for students living at The Quad and two elevators for those at Stouffer...

NEII Strengthens Government Affairs Team

National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) recently strengthened its Government Affairs team with the addition of Savannah Clarkston as assistant director on April 1. Most recently, Clarkston was engagement director for...

Schmersal, View Elevator Partner to Develop Digitalized Lift Systems

Schmersal Böhnke + Partner, based in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, and View Elevator of Austria are working together to develop lift systems with a focus on digitalization, the companies announced on...

51-Story Towers Approved for Manchester

Simpson Haugh has won planning permission for two 51-story residential tower blocks in central Manchester, England, U.K. Building Design reported in March. Members of Manchester City Council’s planning and highways...

Jackson Lift Group Adds Escalators to Maintenance Contract

The Jackson Lift Group Manchester team recently won a maintenance contract for the escalators at the four-story Princes Quay Shopping Centre in Hull, the company announced on LinkedIn in April....

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

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Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

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Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus