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Elevator Association of Minnesota To Host Education and Social Event

The Elevator Association of Minnesota will host its Spring Education Session and Social on April 24 at Lucky’s 13 Pub in Roseville, Minnesota. A presentation on door lock monitoring will...

KONE To Provide VT To Triple-Tower Complex in London

KONE has won an order to provide a suite of vertical-transportation (VT) products for 2 Trafalgar Way in Tower Hamlets, part of a mixed-use student accommodation complex on the edge...

Wittur Group Appoints Neumeier New CFO

Germany-based elevator components manufacturer The Wittur Group has appointed Gero Neumeier as its new chief financial officer (CFO). He succeeds interim CFO Bob Rajan. Neumeier has more than two decades...

Southern Elevator Expands Sponsorship of Ryan Ellis

Motorsports racing driver Ryan Ellis and Southern Elevator Co. have announced an increased partnership for the 2024 season. In its second year of involvement in NASCAR, Southern Elevator has committed...

Idaho Falls City Hall To Get First-Ever Elevator

The City of Idaho Falls, Idaho, is installing the first elevator in its City Hall’s 94-year history, Local News 8 reports. The elevator will make City Hall fully accessible. Ormond...

Agreement To Support US$10-Billion Midtown Bus Terminal in Manhattan Announced

In March, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, NYC Mayor Eric Adams and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) announced a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT)...

Elevators Part of Major Renovation at JPMorgan Chase Chicago HQ

A completely renovated elevator system, including 55 cars and destination-dispatch technology, is part of the first major renovation in nearly 20 years at the 60-story JPMorgan Chase headquarters (HQ) Chase...

Otis Ranked Fifth in Construction in Most Trustworthy List

Otis has been named to Newsweek’s list of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America for the second year in a row. Otis ranked fifth out of 20 companies in the...

Applications Now Open for CECA Scholarship

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has announced that the 9th annual CECA Scholarship application portal is online now with a June 26 deadline. There will be four CAD$2,500 (US$1,840)...

ESI Acquires New Orleans-Based Bounds Elevator

Elevator Service LLC (ESI) has acquired Bounds Elevator, an independent service provider in the New Orleans market, from its owner and founder Tim Bounds. This investment marks ESI's seventh add-on...

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

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In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

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Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

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Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus