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Moscow Business Center to be Built

STONE Savelovskaya, a class A business center, will be built in the north of Moscow, within walking distance of two transport hubs — Savelovskaya and Maryina Roshch, Architecture of Moscow reports. The...

Urban Elevator Service Names Texas Team Leader

Urban Elevator Service, LLC, has named Jason Hylton vice president/principal responsible for the company's growing presence throughout Texas. Based in Dallas, he joins a team that includes Christopher Smith, Jack...

Installation Of “Make In India” VT Equipment at Kanpur Begins

The installation of elevators and escalators in nine Metro Stations in India has begun, The Times of India reported on August 4. A total of 27 escalators and 33 lifts are being...

NAEC NOLA Convention Safety Update

As the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) Convention and Trade Show on October 4-7 approaches, the NAEC team is keeping an eye on the COVID-19 situation in New Orleans...

Two NYC Elevator Men Honored as “Leaders Of Labor”

NYC elevator men Don Gelestino of Champion Elevator Corp. and Mark Gregorio of TEI Group are among four individuals being honored by Schneps Media, publisher of various NYC-area publications, as...

Mitsubishi Electric US Expands Boston Presence

Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. (MEUS), headquartered in Cypress, California, has expanded in the Boston area and moved its local offices to Woburn, Massachusetts, to support new projects with WS Development...

Otis Brazil Factory Achieves ISO 14001 Certification

Otis' manufacturing facility in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, achieved ISO 14001 certification for environmental management systems, a milestone that "supports the companywide ESG (environmental, social and governance) goal," Otis...

NYC’s Vessel Closed Indefinitely After Fourth Suicide

Just two months after it reopened with changes aimed at suicide prevention, the Thomas Heatherwick-designed interactive art piece Vessel in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards is closed again, “indefinitely,” after a fourth...

Variance Sought for San Francisco Financial District Hotel

Developers have applied for a variance for demolition of a two-story retail structure at 570 Market Street in San Francisco’s Financial District to make way for a 29-story hotel tower, San Francisco YIMBY reported...

Byron Gary Takes VP Role at Consultant BBC

Buckley Belcher & Co. (BBC) has named Byron Gary, a longtime figure in the elevator industry, as an executive vice president, the company announced in July. Gary, who holds a B.S....

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

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus