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CTBUH Announces 2022 Best Tall Building Award of Excellence Winners

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the 2022 Best Tall Building Award of Excellence winners in various building-height categories and in the office, mixed-use and residential/hotel...

Large Transit Project Design Approved for Shenzhen

Aedas, a designer group working in Shenzhen, China, with China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group and Shenzhen Urban Transport Consortium, has won the plan for Qingshuihe Comprehensive Transportation Hub,...

Boston Guest and Resident Tower Tops Out

Work on the 35-story project Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences has reached the top of the structure, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) reports. The...

In Memoriam: Janet M. Donoghue

The elevator industry mourns the loss of Janet M. Donoghue, who is survived by her husband of 47 years, Edward A. Donoghue, a longtime ELEVATOR WORLD collaborator, American Society of...

ATIS Opens Offices in Iowa, Ohio and Wisconsin

American Testing and Inspection Services (ATIS), the St. Louis-based elevator management, inspection and consulting company, has opened new offices in Des Moines, Iowa; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Madison, Wisconsin, ATIS announced...

Vancouver Station to Get New Vertical-Transportation Equipment

TransLink, operator of SkyTrain rail station at Brentwood Town Centre, Vancouver, Canada, is set to add escalators, a new elevator, more space and better connections, Mass Transit reports. The station...

Wurtec Introduces Enhanced Website

Wurtec, headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, with multiple locations throughout the U.S., has revamped its website with enhanced e-commerce capabilities, additional content and fresh aesthetics. Created in collaboration with Toledo-based @White...

LEEA Announces Sector-Focused Webinar Series

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has scheduled a series of free, sector-specific webinars to be held on Zoom throughout 2022. Each webinar will be geared toward end-users in the...

LECS UK Hires Ford as Project Engineer

LECS UK, a lift and escalator consultancy with offices in London and Manchester, recently hired Michael Ford as project engineer. Prior to this appointment, Ford spent eight years at Allianz...

Tall Condo/Hotel Planned Near St. Louis

Developers plan to build a 25-story condominium and hotel high rise, according to experts in the St. Louis neighbor city of Clayton, Missouri. As reported by KMOV, Green Street Real...

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