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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...
Elevator Shaft Fall Fatal for Contractor in Jersey City
A 44-year-old contractor died as the result of falling nine stories down an elevator shaft at a jobsite in Jersey City, New Jersey, on March 10, news outlets including the Daily...
Approval Given for Birmingham, U.K. Development
Camp Hill, in the center of Birmingham, U.K., is to receive at least one 26-story tower as part of a 4-acre plan by Eutopia Homes to bring 480 new residences, a...
Monaco To Modernize 65 VT Units
Nearly half of Monaco's public vertical transportation (VT) is set to be "modernized and improved" by 2025, the Monaco Tribune reports. Sixty-five of the 80 lifts (typically available 24/7), 37 escalators, eight...
