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Baby “Lucky To Be Alive” After Manchester Escalator Fall
The mother of a 1-year-old said her daughter is “lucky to be alive” after the pram she was in plunged down an escalator at a shopping center in Manchester, U.K.,...
Loan Paves Way For Jahn-Designed Chicago Apartment Tower
A US$305-million loan secured by developers Time Equities, JK Equities and Oak Capitals means construction can restart on 1000M, a 73-story, 805-ft-tall luxury apartment tower designed by the late Helmut...
KONE Partners With AWS To Strengthen Cloud Capabilities
KONE announced on December 9 it has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance its global cloud capabilities, such as Internet of Things (IoT) and analytics. The companies plan...
Escalator Fall At Hockey Game Sends Man To Hospital
A fall from an escalator at an Edmonton Oilers hockey game at Rogers Place in the Ice District in Edmonton, Canada, sent a man to the hospital on December 7, Global...
Seven Towers Up To 45 Stories Tall Envisioned In Toronto
Liberty Development has submitted applications to the City of Toronto to build seven towers from 10 to 45 stories tall in the Etobicoke district, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban...
CECA Hires Elevator Expert To Help With MCP Data Library
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has hired Linda Witzke, who recently retired from Elevator One, to assist with getting its Maintenance Control Program (MCP) Data Library off the ground....
Judy Marks, Otis President And CEO, Elected As BoD Chair
Otis Worldwide Corp. announced that its Board of Directors (BoD) has elected Judy Marks as its chair, effective February 3, 2022. Marks will also continue as president and CEO of Otis,...
Urban Elevator Service Names HR Director
Urban Elevator Service, headquartered in Cicero, Illinois, with 11 locations as of late 2021, has named Myra Kania human resources (HR) director. Holding a Senior Professional in Human Resources® certification,...
OEMs Make “A” List For Tackling Climate Change
KONE and TK Elevator (TKE) are among the OEMs recognized with a prestigious "A" score from international nonprofit CDP for their efforts to fight climate change. The OEMs are among...
In Memoriam: Ami Lustig
Engineer Ami Lustig, born in Israel in 1950, passed away in November 2021. It was clear from the age of 6 — when he would accompany his father, Simha, to...
