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54-Story Mixed-Use Tower Promoted In Miami’s Brickell

Plans have been filed to build Brickell Gateway, a 54-story mixed-use tower targeting the Brickell neighborhood in Miami, Florida YIMBY reports. The project is under development by Gazit Horizons, the North American...

India NFR To Add 11 Elevators, 13 Escalators To Rail Station

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) in Guwahati, India, plans to add more escalators and elevators for train riders, The Morung Express reports. Officials behind the addition of 11 new elevators and 13...

Colley Elevator Co. Recommits Its Philanthropic Program

Bensenville, Illinois-based Colley Elevator Co. announces it is providing new commitment to “Colley Cares,” a philanthropic program tied to the company’s elevator modernization sales. Now in its second year, the...

FAA Permits Filed For 540-Ft-Tall Tower In Tampa

Permits have been submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seeking approval for the construction of a 540-ft-tall building at 601 North Ashley Drive in Downtown Tampa, Florida YIMBY reports. The property...

GENCO Maintenance Operations Merged Into Champion

Champion Elevator, headquartered in Manhattan, NYC, with locations in Connecticut, New Jersey and Long Island, announced in February it is merging the maintenance operations of Queens, NYC-based GENCO Elevator Inc....

Urban Elevator Service Announces Transitions Down South

Urban Elevator Service, headquartered in Cicero, Illinois, with at least 11 locations nationwide, recently announced an appointment and a promotion in Georgia and Tennessee, respectively. In Georgia, Kenny Hays has...

Schmersal Receives First UKCA Certificate From TÜV Rheinland

Schmersal Group, headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, has been issued the first United Kingdom Conformity Assessment (UKCA) certificate by TÜV Rheinland, a testing body officially recognized by the U.K. government's Department...

Developers Behind Plan Seek To Pass Berkeley Height Limit

Developers behind a plan for a new apartment building in Berkeley, California, are pushing for a project taller than the city’s limits, Hoodline reports. The project, originally an 18-story residential tower, is...

Rescuers Break Elevator Wall To Rescue Pair Near Miami

A team from the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) department rushed to a tower in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, to rescue two people trapped inside an elevator, Fox News reports. The February 17...

Elevator Death Prompts Proposed Tougher Law In Georgia

The death of a teenager in an Atlanta elevator has Georgia state lawmakers pushing a law that will increase the penalty fee on past-due repairs, WRDW reports. The teen, hoping to...

JAPAN ELEVATOR SERVICE HOLDINGS APPOINTS BOD AND OTHER OFFICERS

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Appoints BoD and Other Officers

image courtesy of Port of Motril

Andalusian Cruise Ship Port Calls For Bids for Accessibility Project

ELEVATOR REGISTER HOPES TO BOOST SAFETY, MODERNIZATION

Elevator Register Hopes To Boost Safety, Modernization

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In Memoriam: Eric Appana

The Faurbourg Elevator; photo by Jeangagnon for Wikimedia Commons

Quebec City’s Fauborg Elevator Reopens After Repairs