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TKE IQC Atlanta Earns LEED Gold Certification
TK Elevator's (TKE) Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC), part of its new North American headquarters in Atlanta that includes the tallest elevator test tower in North America, achieved the U.S....
Wafer-Thin Projects Promoted in Gold Coast, Australia
A pair of development proposals have been filed to further fill the expanding projects in the Gold Coast in Australia, areas set to become new frontiers in the region’s proliferation...
Plans Submitted to FAA for Miami Supertall
Plans were submitted on March 31 to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Major, a mixed-use supertall planned for Miami, Florida’s Financial District, Florida YIMBY reports. The developers, JDS Development...
In Memoriam: Herschell E. Godwin, Jr.
Herschell E. "Buddy" Godwin, Jr., a longtime elevator man who worked for the Elevator Division of the North Carolina Department of Labor (DoL), owned a consultancy and represented North Carolina...
Prysmian Group Appoints Parvesse President of Draka EHC
Prysmian Group announced on April 11 it has appointed Richard Parvesse president of Draka EHC, its Rocky Mount, North Carolina-headquartered elevator and escalator division. Draka EHC was formed by the...
Church Elevator Entrapment Highlights Need for Replacement
Firefighters were called in early April to a church in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, to rescue a woman from an outdoor lift that failed, trapping the woman inside, Mainline Media News reported...
Construction Worker Dies in NY Elevator Shaft Fall
A construction worker plummeted to his death at a Ridgewood, Queens, New York, building site on April 6, the Forest Hills Post is among outlets to report. The 45-year-old man...
Construction Begins on Pennsylvania Library Elevator Renovation
After an extended period of time without a working elevator, construction began to renovate the elevator at the Huntingdon County Library in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on April 4, WTAJ reports. Officials...
CTBUH Announces Additional Award of Excellence Winners
Since announcing an initial round of 2022 Best Tall Building Award of Excellence winners in various building height and other categories, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has...
Library Upgrades in Tennessee Include New, Bigger Elevator
City officials in Kingsport, Tennessee, have a popular, 90-year-old library that’s in need of major upgrading, including replacement of its elevator, TimeNews reports. Problems at the historic building include book...
