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Landmark Houston Building To Be Converted to Hilton Hotel
The Scanlan Building, an 11-story structure at 405 Main Street in Houston, Texas, built in 1909, is set to be converted into Hilton’s first Canopy by Hilton Hotel following its...
Unregulated Lift Installations Spark Concern in India
The tragic death of a 6-year-old boy who became trapped between a lift and elevator shaft wall in a Hyderabad apartment building prompted The Times of India (ToI) to take a deeper...
Perlen Steel Welcomes Masterson as Its New CEO
Perlen Steel, headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, announced Robert Masterson as its new CEO on February 27. Masterson's "proven ability to inspire teams, drive sustainable growth and transform challenges into opportunities...
Washington State Bill Attempts To Reform Elevator Size Requirements
Senate Bill 5156, sponsored by Washington State Senator Jesse Salomon, has advanced in its efforts to make Washington State a leader on elevator reform, The Urbanist reports. The bill calls for Washington’s...
Laura’s Home Women’s Crisis Center Planning Elevator Renovations
Rise: Women’s Philanthropy Initiative at The City Mission, a philanthropic organization in Cleveland, Ohio, will fund the renovation of the elevator for Laura’s Home Women’s Crisis Center at 18120 Puritas...
REIT To Fund New Office Project in Bengaluru Suburb
Singapore-based CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT) Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) continues to bet on the Bengaluru, India, area as a rising tech hub, with the REIT agreeing to fully fund...
Elevator Hobbyist Expands Elevator Database To Cover 10% of The U.S.
Logan Ober, a Petaluma, California, resident and systems engineer for the Novato Unified School District, announced earlier this year that he expanded his U.S. elevator database, The Elevator Database, to include...
KONE To Replace Tennessee Airport’s Escalators
McGhee Tyson Airport in Blount County, Tennessee, just south of Knoxville, awarded a US$1.1 million contract to KONE to replace its two main downward and upward escalators, outlets including the Knoxville...
Omega Elevators India Installs 7000-Kg Lift in Kolkata
Omega Elevators India, headquartered in Ahmedabad, India, recently celebrated successful installation of a 7000-kg industrial lift at a forging plant in Kolkata. The Omega team received hearty congratulations in LinkedIn, including from...
Elevator Incident in China Leads to Fatality
In the Panlong District of Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, an elevator malfunction led to the death of a 59-year-old resident, Dimsum Daily is among outlets to report. The elevator lost control during...
