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NYC Subway Station Reopens After Elevator Overhaul

The Clark Street subway station in Brooklyn Heights, NYC, has reopened after an overhaul of its elevators, Daily News reports. The station closed Nov. 3 as Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)...

Three Escalators at WMATA Station Being Replaced, More on the Way

Three escalators at the entrance to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) L'Enfant Plaza station ceased operation on May 9 so custom-built units could be installed to replace ones...

TKE Appoints New CEO, Predecessor to Retire

Uday Yadav has been appointed CEO of TK Elevator (TKE), effective May 16, as predecessor Peter Walker has decided to retire, the company announces. Yadav joins TKE from the global...

U.K. Vertical-Transportation Market Expected to Grow

According to the latest research report by Arizton reported by GlobeNewswire, the U.K. elevators and escalators market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.7%...

NAEC to Present Town Hall on Managing Sales Teams

The Member Services Committee of the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) plans to present a virtual Town Hall on Managing Sales Teams on May 17 from 2:30-3:30 p.m., EST....

Otis Recognized by DiversityInc as a “Noteworthy Company”

Otis is among 33 companies named 2022 Noteworthy Companies by DiversityInc, which provides a comprehensive survey that collects data across six key areas: leadership accountability, human capital diversity metrics, talent...

Ontario’s Durham College Formally Welcomes New Training Center

Durham College in Oshawa, Canada, formally unveiled its CAD35-million (US$26.9-million), 60,000-ft2, two-story skilled trades training facility during a grand opening on April 21. Located on the school’s Whitby Campus, the...

Tower With Design Style Proposed for Brisbane, Australia

The designer Rothelowman, working with developer Aris, has come up with a 20-story tower in the Kangaroo Point area of Brisbane, Australia, ArchitectureAU reports. The designer promotes the project at...

Plan for Western Canada City Includes 16 Tall Towers

A plan to redevelop the former Frasier Mills site on the Frasier River approximately 30 km east of Vancouver, Canada, in Coquitlam, has evolved and gotten bigger, in turn gaining...

Nidec Elevator Group’s MCE Relocates NYC Office

Nidec Elevator Group's Motion Control Engineering (MCE), a leading provider of non-proprietary elevator controls, has relocated its NYC area support office from the Glendale neighborhood of Queens to Flushing, Queens,...

(l-r) Chaim Grunfeld and Chaim Berkowicz of SIMSINLifts; image courtesy of SIMSINLifts

SIMSINLifts To Unveil Emergency Telephone Service at LIFTEX

interlift venue Messe Nürnberg; image courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

Innovations To Take Spotlight at interlift 2025

Guerrero

TEI Group Names Guerrero As South Florida VP

Image courtesy of MP Ascensores

Spain’s MP Ascensores Secures Financing to Fuel Strategy

Wen

KONE Appoints Wen As EVP Procurement and Board Member