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Toshiba Considers US$4-Billion Sale of Elevator Company
Toshiba Corp. is considering the sale of its elevator manufacturing business, and major companies, including global OEMs, are showing interest in taking over the Japan-based lift division, Bloomberg reports. KONE,...
Woolloongabba Two-Tower Project Promoted
Developer Sarazin is proposing construction of a twin, 20-story tower in Woolloongabba, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane Development reports. The proposal, known as “Nuage,” is being designed by Hayes...
Architect Proposes Hoboken Waterfront Redevelopment
A waterfront redevelopment in Hoboken, New Jersey, may soon mean new housing, offices, retail and public space for an area surrounding the city's major interstate transit hub, the Council on...
Peelle Awarded CTPAT Certification
The Peelle Co., headquartered in Brampton, Canada, recently announced it has been awarded Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) certification. Part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) cargo-enforcement...
A Quarter of French Elevators Need Quick Renovations
According to the Lift Federation in France, 25% of the country’s elevators are more than 40 years old and, according to a survey, 77% of the nation’s people want help...
Developers Call For Larger Tower Project In Sacramento
Developers of an apartment and office tower in Sacramento, California, are promoting an even larger building than originally mentioned, The Sacramento Bee reports. The proposed building, set for the empty...
Seattle Tower Project Appears Set to Start in April
Plans for construction of a 57-story residential/commercial tower appears ready to begin at a long vacant site across the street from Seattle City Hall, The Seattle Times reports. Bosa Development,...
WAGO Names IIoT, Linux Business Development Manager
WAGO Corp., headquartered in Germantown, Wisconsin, has named Tyrone Visser as North American business development manager for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Linux. Prior to his new role,...
New Jersey Station Elevator Traps Five Riders
Operators of the Bergenline Avenue rail station in Union City, New Jersey, shut down the unit after five people were trapped in an elevator, with two of them injured, NorthJersey.com...
New 58-Story, Multiuse Tower Planned in Austin
Developers have started work in downtown Austin, Texas, on a 58-story, 675-ft-tall skyscraper that will bring more apartments, offices and retail space, Austin American-Statesman reports. The project, named 321 West, is being developed by Tishman Speyer,...
