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Central Railway Plans 2022 Improvements In India
With 2021 including the addition of 86 elevators and 125 escalators at Central Railway stations in and around Mumbai, India, the organization plans several initiatives to strengthen infrastructure and execute...
NYC MTA Completes Subway Elevator Upgrade Ahead Of Time
The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on December 26 it completed an elevator replacement project at the Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College subway station in Flatbush, Brooklyn, ahead of time, Shorefront News is among...
Permits Issued For 40-Story Tower At Miami Worldcenter
Work is moving ahead on a new, 413-ft-tall mixed-use building planned in Downtown Miami, Florida YIMBY reports, known as 697 North Miami Avenue, and developer CIM Group has received construction permits from...
Alimak Fights Australia Firm For Use Of Company’s Name
Alimak took legal action against an Australian company it says infringed the Scandinavian-based manufacturer’s trademark. Alimak Group, a maker of products, parts and components, says the opponent attached “fake Alimak-branded...
KONE Among Malaysia’s 43 Best Working Companies
KONE was listed as one of the 43 best companies in Malaysia for employees to work for in 2021, according to a survey by Business Media International. These companies were...
Smith Joins Smartrise As NYC Business Development Manager
Jeff Smith has joined Smartrise Engineering, Inc., as business development manager for the NYC metropolitan area. A longtime NYC resident, Smith will serve hydraulic controller customers in NYC and northern...
Miami Site Purchased For Proposed Three-Tower Project
Miami-based developer Mast Capital has acquired the 2.8-acre vacant site addressed as 1420 South Miami Avenue for US$103 million from Rega Center Miami Holdings, Florida YIMBY reports. Mast Capital has submitted site plans for a project...
Elevator Installations Urged By Shanghai Residents
Although Shanghai targeted for 1,000 new elevators by the end of 2021, members of the city’s aging population are calling for quick installation of more new elevators, Shine reports. Complaints and clamoring are coming from a...
In Memoriam: Robert Bryan Moorer
Robert Bryan "Bob" Moorer, a lifelong elevator man and resident of Moorestown, New Jersey, passed away in November 2021 at age 71, surrounded by family. Moorer began working at his...
BuildingsNY 2022 Dates, Location Announced
BuildingsNY 2022 is planned on September 21-22 at Pier 36 at 299 South Street on the Lower East Side in NYC, organizers announced. The 36th annual event anticipates an expanded format...
