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MESA Meets in Norwood, Massachusetts
Approximately 20 members of the Massachusetts Elevator Safety Association (MESA) gathered at Jake n Joes Sports Grille in Norwood, Massachusetts, on October 11, 2022, for a meeting. National Elevator Industry,...
TEI Group Promotes Parrino to Service Manager
Long Island City, New York-headquartered TEI Group has promoted Joe Parrino from service manager for the greater NYC area to overall service manager. Parrino, who recently celebrated his 19th anniversary...
Alimak Group Names Nylund Chief Communications Officer
Alimak Group, the Stockholm, Sweden-based rack-and-pinion construction hoist specialist, has named Johnny Nylund chief communications officer, effective January 9. Nylund joins Alimak from Sweco, Europe's leading architecture and engineering company....
Tallest Building in EU Warsaw’s Varso Tower Completes
Varso Tower, designed by U.K.-based Foster + Partners for developer HB Reavis in the city center of Warsaw, Poland, is complete, outlets including Architects' Journal report. At 310 m and...
Plan for Vancouver Suburb Includes Three Tall Towers
Bucci Developments’ plan for a transit-oriented development (TOD) next to the upcoming Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension in the Vancouver, Canada, suburb of Surrey has been downsized from the 40-, 44- and...
One of New Zealand’s Longest Escalators Part of New CRL Station
Matt L., a contributor to GreaterAuckland.org, said he recently toured the under-construction City Rail Link (CRL) Karanga-a-hape station in Auckland, New Zealand, and was impressed by its size and vertical-transportation...
Supertall 50 Hudson Yards With TKE VT Completes in NYC
The 78-story, 1,011-ft-tall 50 Hudson Yards, designed by U.K.-based Foster + Partners, is now complete in Midtown Manhattan, NYC, dezeen is among outlets to report. The official vertical-transportation provider for...
Jay Dietz Assume CEO Role at Vantage
After spending 32 years with KONE in roles including sales and field operations for new elevator equipment, modernization and service, Jay Dietz recently became CEO at Vantage Elevator Solutions, headquartered...
Pensacola Airport: Elevators, Escalators Running Again
The director of the Pensacola International Airport in Pensacola, Florida, says both the facility’s escalators and five elevators are up and running again, WEAR News reports. The announcement comes a...
25-Story Mass Timber Residential Tower Pitched in Vancouver
Developer Westbank has submitted a rezoning application to officials in Vancouver, Canada, that would allow construction of “Prototype,” a 25-story mass timber tower designed by Henriquez Partners Architects that would...
