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Colley Elevator Acquires Additional Warehouse Space

Chicagoland vertical-transportation provider Colley Elevator Co. has acquired a warehouse facility addition, creating half-again space that allows the Bensenville provider of maintenance, modernization and new installation to expand its footprint in the...

Siikonen forms Helsinki-Based MLS Lift Consulting

Dr. Marja-Liisa Siikonen has established elevator consulting company MLS Lift Consulting, based in Helsinki. She launched the venture after retiring from KONE, where she held various roles, including design engineer,...

Malaysian Company to Help Develop Auckland Tower

A Malaysian transportation-oriented development company is partnering with a New Zealand developer to build a 21-story mixed-use tower above a rail station in Auckland, The Sun Daily reported on March 10. Malaysian...

CARES-Act-Funded Elevators for Ohio County Justice Center

Approximately US$267,000 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds are going toward new elevators at the Allen County Justice Center in the Lima, Ohio, jail, Your Hometown Stations reports. Another...

Kaufman-Designed Hotel closing in on completion

A hotel tower under construction at 305 West 48th Street in NYC's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood is nearing completion, New York YIMBY reported. The 27-story, 303-ft-tall building, designed by Gene Kaufman Architects and...

TKE names Vincent Della Valle COO

TKE has named Vincent Della Valle chief operating officer (COO), responsible for product and supply chain and airport solutions. Reporting directly to CEO Peter Walker, Valle's new role will become...

Starbucks Chicago Roastery Garners Another Honor

Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chicago has earned another honor with Engineering News-Record (ENR) naming the shop “Best Interior/Tenant Improvement” among its “Best of the Best Projects 2020.” The 35,000-ft2 space, a converted Crate...

EFESME News

The European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) had several updates in its March newsletter. First, the electronic newsletter itself has a new, modern look and now has a...

NYC’s TEI Taps Stein as New Equipment Sales Rep

Forty-year industry veteran Joseph Stein has joined NYC-based TEI Group as new equipment sales representative, TEI announced on March 15. He joins Andy Koontz, executive vice president of sales and...

Developer Resubmitting Parramatta residential plan

A plan for a dual-tower residential project in Homebush, west of the Sydney CBD, is being resubmitted, The Urban Developer reports. Planned for a 3.5-ha site at 12-14 Birnie Avenue, the development...

Ribbon cutting for the Ahmedabad warehouse; image courtesy of Wittur India

Wittur India’s Ahmedabad Warehouse Completes First Dispatch

Barcelona skyline, including the famous Sagrada Família basilica designed by Antoni Gaudí; photo by jarmoluk for Pixabay

Historic Spain and Portugal Power Outage Affects Elevators

Images courtesy of the Gale family

In Memoriam: Pat Falk Gale

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Mitsubishi Electric Acquires Ireland’s Ascension Lifts

Thea Bowman House at the DeSales Center; image courtesy of theabowmanhouse.org

Elevator Completed at Child Care Center in NY