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TKE Opens Smart Data Warehouse in Mississippi

TK Elevator (TKE) has opened an 82,400-ft2 smart data warehouse in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Announced on September 29, the facility is the latest installment of the OEM's global spare parts...

One Brickell City Centre Greenlit by Miami Officials

The 80-story, 1,038-ft-tall supertall office building One Brickell City Centre in Miami's Brickell Financial District has been unanimously approved by Miami City Commissioners, Florida YIMBY reports. Designed by Arquitectonica and...

273 VT Units Coming to 82-Km Rail Corridor in India

Two-hundred seventy-three vertical-transportation (units) — 162 escalators and 111 lifts — are coming to the 82-km Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) high-speed rail corridor traveling through Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut...

2022 Ellies Award Winners and Runners-Up Announced

Congratulations to the 2022 Ellies Award winners and runners-up. Each was announced live on stage at the education pavilion during the NAEC Fall Convention & Exposition last week, where winners...

NYC MTA Approves US$7 Billion Penn Station Redesign

In partnership with New Jersey Transit Corp. and Amtrak, the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) approved the redesign of Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan, New York YIMBY is among outlets...

Indian Railways Has Made Nearly 500 Stations Accessible

As part of Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan (Accessible India Campaign), Indian Railways (IR) has made 497 stations handicapped-accessible by providing lifts and escalators, Orissa Diary reports. In line with policy, IR...

Nashville Towers with Mitsubishi Electric Elevators Progress

Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., recently provided a progress report on a trio of towers in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, for which it is providing vertical-transportation (VT) equipment. The Cypress, California-headquartered OEM...

Vote Now for ELEVATOR WORLD’s Product of the Year Winner

Voting is now open for ELEVATOR WORLD’s second annual Product of the Year Award. This year, we received 11 outstanding products to showcase to our readers – and you have...

Columbia Elevator’s Blaiotta Named Top 50 Business Leader

LJ Blaiotta, CEO of Bridgeport, Connecticut-headquartered Columbia Elevator Products, was recently named to The U.S. Business Report's Top 50 Business Leaders of Connecticut for 2022. He joins awardees including HEI...

Multi-Tower Plans Revealed for Manchester Site

Developer Oval Real Estate has unveiled plans for the transformation of Albert Bridge House in Manchester, U.K, North West Place reports. The 18-store brutalist Albert Bridge House will be demolished,...

The meeting of the newly christened Elevate-HER is planned at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre; image courtesy of niagarafallstourism.com.

CECA’s Women’s Group Introduces New Name: Elevate-HER

4TH VIETNAM INTERNATIONAL ELEVATORS EXHIBITION ANNOUNCED

4th Vietnam International Elevators Exhibition Announced

The Pembroke Pines team; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Announces Team From Florida as Global Winners of Made to Move Communities Challenge

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In Memoriam: Milton Thomas Sybert

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings