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In Memoriam: Earl M. Romnes
An icon of the elevator industry described as a "driving force" for the National Elevator Industry Education Program (NEIEP), Earl M. Romnes of Bloomington, Minnesota, passed away in March at...
MESA Welcomes Speakers, Looks Toward Events
reported by Matthew Jackson Twenty-two Massachusetts Elevator Safety Association (MESA) members met at Jake n Joes Sports Grille in Norwood, Massachusetts, on April 12, where they enjoyed good food and...
TKE Launches MAX in China
TK Elevator (TKE) has introduced its cloud-based IoT predictive maintenance solution MAX in China, TKE announced on April 20. Launched in North America and select European markets in 2015, MAX...
North Carolina Elevator Project Approved Over Budget
When bids came in for the New Bern, North Carolina, City Hall elevator project, the lowest one came in at more than US$1 million over budget, the Sun Journal reports....
CINEC Campus Offers Training for Elevator Technicians
CINEC Campus has introduced a new course to train elevator technicians for the first time in Sri Lanka, The Island reports. CINEC is conducting the practical training of this course...
Mongrain Vertical Transport’s Jean Larcher to Retire
Jean Larcher, a professional engineer with more than 20 years with Grandes-Piles, Canada-based Mongrain Vertical Transport, will retire on April 22. Previously with Leistritz Advanced Technologies Corp., Larcher was instrumental...
Champion Elevator Acquires Superior Elevator Technologies
Champion Elevator, headquartered in Manhattan, NYC, with locations in Connecticut, New Jersey and Long Island, announced it has acquired Superior Elevator Technologies Corp., headquartered in the Bronx and serving the...
Firefighters Use Rope Rescue in NJ Elevator Entrapment
Firefighters from the Wayne Township Fire Department in New Jersey rappelled down several floors in an industrial elevator shaft to rescue six juveniles trapped inside on April 15, Shore News...
Elevator Upgrades on the Table for Courthouse in Illinois
Up to US$1.8 million in improvements to the elevator system serving the Madison County Courthouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is being considered by county leaders, The Intelligencer reports. During an April...
In Memoriam: David N. Walton
David N. Walton, a Riverside, California, native who was passionate about elevators, vintage cars and Democratic politics, passed away peacefully on April 1. Born in 1942, Walton was a journeyman...
