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FAA Permits Filed For 540-Ft-Tall Tower In Tampa
Permits have been submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seeking approval for the construction of a 540-ft-tall building at 601 North Ashley Drive in Downtown Tampa, Florida YIMBY reports. The property...
GENCO Maintenance Operations Merged Into Champion
Champion Elevator, headquartered in Manhattan, NYC, with locations in Connecticut, New Jersey and Long Island, announced in February it is merging the maintenance operations of Queens, NYC-based GENCO Elevator Inc....
Urban Elevator Service Announces Transitions Down South
Urban Elevator Service, headquartered in Cicero, Illinois, with at least 11 locations nationwide, recently announced an appointment and a promotion in Georgia and Tennessee, respectively. In Georgia, Kenny Hays has...
Schmersal Receives First UKCA Certificate From TÃœV Rheinland
Schmersal Group, headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, has been issued the first United Kingdom Conformity Assessment (UKCA) certificate by TÃœV Rheinland, a testing body officially recognized by the U.K. government's Department...
Developers Behind Plan Seek To Pass Berkeley Height Limit
Developers behind a plan for a new apartment building in Berkeley, California, are pushing for a project taller than the city’s limits, Hoodline reports. The project, originally an 18-story residential tower, is...
Rescuers Break Elevator Wall To Rescue Pair Near Miami
A team from the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) department rushed to a tower in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, to rescue two people trapped inside an elevator, Fox News reports. The February 17...
Elevator Death Prompts Proposed Tougher Law In Georgia
The death of a teenager in an Atlanta elevator has Georgia state lawmakers pushing a law that will increase the penalty fee on past-due repairs, WRDW reports. The teen, hoping to...
Monterrey First Latin American City With Otis eCall Plus App
Otis has connected its eCall Plus™ app in Monterrey, Mexico, making it the first Latin American city that gives passengers a contactless, intelligent solution to remotely call elevators, the company announces....
Milwaukee Apartment Plan A Floor Shorter, 10 New Units
Developers behind an apartment high-rise planned in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward have updated their design, calling for one less floor in height but 10 more units, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Houston-based Hines...
Residential Elevator Breakage Leaves 300 With Only Stairs
The Knoxville (Tennessee) Fire Department confirmed that one of two elevators in Summit Towers was back up and running on February 15 after both were broken that morning, leaving almost...
