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Exterior Venue Site Getting New Elevator Installed

Designers are nearing completion of a high-capacity elevator being built at the Medora Musical outdoor venue in Medora, North Dakota, The Bismarck Tribune reported in early April. The US$2.15 million...

New Tower Ready for Workers in Warsaw

Officials have obtained an occupancy to open Forest Tower, a 120-m-tall office building in Warsaw, Poland, Eurobuild reports. Built under developer HB Reaves of Slovak, the high-rise building is part...

TKE Looks To Realize MULTI, Reflects on Expo 2020 Dubai

On the closing day of EXPO 2020 Dubai on March 31, TK Elevator (TKE) reflected on the success of the region's first world expo and said the realization of MULTI...

Gehry-Designed Toronto Skyscrapers Given Name Forma

Two towers planned in Toronto and designed by architect Frank Gehry are officially named Forma, STOREYS reports. A mixed-use development set to rise at 266-284 King Street West, the towers,...

Foster To Retrofit San Francisco’s Transamerica Tower

Designer Foster + Partners is set to take in San Francisco a record overhaul project for the historic, 50-year-old Transamerica Tower, Architects’ Journal reported in March. The US$250-million plan, led...

India Officials To Report on FoBs, Lifts for Elderly, Disabled

The Delhi, India, High Court has directed the Delhi government to file a status report relating to the accessibility of foot overbridges (FoBs) and other public utilities for people with...

38-Story Tower Blocks Proposed for Walthamstow

Tower blocks up to 38 stories high could soon appear in Walthamstow, U.K., as part of the regeneration of Blackhorse Lane, according to the BBC Local Democracy Service in a...

Construction Management Announced for Multi-Tower Project in Egypt

Hill International recently announced it has been selected by City Edge Development on behalf of New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) to provide Construction Management services for its flagship mixed-use project...

Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence Elevators Wins International Award

Aitken Spence Elevators, a supply, installation and maintenance company in partnership with Otis in Sri Lanka, recently won the international award “Excellence in Business Transformation” during the Business Transformation Leadership...

Standard Elevator Systems Announces Changes at the Top

Standard Elevator Systems (SES) named two new leaders: CEO Sterrett Lloyd and Chief Operating Officer Dave Schneider. In addition, Jimmy He has become chairman of the board. All positions became...

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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Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus