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CEA Hosts Annual Golf Outing to Benefit EESF

The Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) hosted its annual Golf Outing on August 5 at the Klein Creek Golf Club in Winfield, Illinois, to benefit the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF)....

41-Story Apartment Tower Planned in Downtown L.A.

National Real Estate Advisors has filed applications to build a 41-story Handel Architects-designed apartment tower above The Bloc shopping center’s 12-story parking garage at 700 South Flower Street in downtown...

Plan in the Works for NYC Bus Terminal Redevelopment

U.K’.s Foster + Partners has been appointed to design four new towers rising above NYC’s Times Square as part of a major redevelopment of the world’s busiest bus terminal, Building...

Merten Promoted to Sales Manager at ECS

Broadview, Illinois-headquartered ECS Corp. recently announced the promotion of Nichole Merten to sales manager. In this new role, Merten will guide the elevator and escalator replacement parts supplier toward "smarter...

NYC-Based NECD Welcomes National Sales Manager, Fixtures

National Elevator Cab & Door Corp. (NECD), headquartered in Brooklyn, NYC, recently welcomed Patrick Kennedy as national sales manager, fixtures. Kennedy began his career in the elevator industry with Otis...

Elevator Sill Solutions by Archi-Tread Opens Texas Facility

Scott Akin, owner of New Jersey-based Archi-Tread, Inc., recently announced the opening of an Elevator Sills Solutions (ESS) by Archi-Tread facility in Rosenberg, Texas. The 15,000-ft2 manufacturing and warehouse facility...

Toronto Condo Tower Plan Includes Historic Church Preservation

Developer TAS has proposed a plan for a 20-story condominium tower that includes upgrades to the historic Walmer Road Baptist Church in The Annex neighborhood of Toronto, Urban Toronto reports....

New London 11-Story Mixed-Use Site is 5 M Wide

DSDHA has won Camden Council’s backing to redevelop a five-story townhouse in Fitzrovia, London, U.K. into an 11-storey mixed-use scheme – on a site that is only 5-m wide, Building...

Hive of Activity in Manhattan as JPMorgan Supertall HQ Rises

New York YIMBY reported on a hive of activity in Midtown East, NYC, on August 8 as JPMorgan Chase's 60-story, 1,388-ft-tall supertall headquarters continues to ascend. The source shared a...

Otis Brazil Receives Supplier Excellence Award

Otis Brazil recently received the Supplier Excellence Award for operational excellence in the Elevators category from global real estate firm JLL, which purchases, builds and invests in assets in the...

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