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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,...

CTBUH Announces Global Walking Tour Locations

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced the ninth annual CTBUH Global Walking Tour, set to take place the week of October 14. Since 2014, urban...

WORKER DIES IN ELEVATOR SHAFT INCIDENT IN NEWARK

Worker Dies in Elevator Shaft Incident in Newark

The One under construction in 2024; photo by Sikander Iqbal for Wikipedia

Ontario Superior Court Approves Tridel’s Takeover of The One

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Texas Bill Requiring Landlords to Maintain Elevators Progresses

DELTRON ACQUIRES THREE COMPANIES

Deltron Acquires Three Companies

SAVARIA ACQUIRES WESTERN ELEVATOR

Savaria Acquires Western Elevator