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TKE Reorganizes Communications, Marketing Department
Düsseldorf, Germany-based TK Elevator (TKE), has reorganized its Communications and Marketing department, the global company announced in October, a move that installed four key executives. Dr. Anahid Rickmann was named...
Mitsubishi Electric to Integrate VT Division Into Subsidiary
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. will transfer its Building Systems business and assets, which include manufacture and sales of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment such as elevators and escalators, to its wholly owned subsidiary...
RFP Submitted for NYC Supertall
While concrete details remain unconfirmed, the first request for proposal (RFP) submission for the site of a future supertall north of Related Cos.’ Hudson Yards complex has been unveiled, New York...
Plans for Miami’s Okan Tower Appear Back on Track
Okan Tower, a proposed 70-story mixed-use high rise in Miami, appears to be back on track after a more-than-year-long hiatus, Florida YIMBY reports. Before being delayed by the pandemic, the development, by...
27-Story Tower Breaks Groud On Third Avenue in NYC
RXR Realty recently celebrated the start of construction on 2413 Third Avenue, a 27-story residential tower in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx, NYC, New York YIMBY reports. Designed by...
Safety Award Presented to David Cooper
The 2021 Sir Moir Lockhead Safety Award, awarded by the Society of Operations Engineers, has been presented to Eur ing Prof. David Cooper in recognition of tangible improvements in safety, according...
New Plans Filed for Oakland Tower
New pre-application permits have been filed for a mixed-use tower at 1261 Harrison Street in Downtown Oakland, California, San Francisco YIMBY reports. The proposal is the third iteration by Pinnacle RED Group...
Nashville YMCA Tower to be Tallest in State
Downtown Nashville, Tennessee, will become home to the city and state’s tallest tower, as the YMCA of Middle Tennessee revealed plans to build a 100,000-ft2, 60-story residential tower at its...
Canadian Elevator Technician Receives Citizen Citation
Dave Murdoch, a technician with Windsor, Canada-based Riverside Elevators Inc., recently received a Citizen Citation Award from Windsor Fire and Rescue Service for his actions during a November 2019 fire...
New York-Based USSG Acquires New Jersey-Based Transcope
US Services Group, LLC (USSG), an industrial services company based in Deer Park, New York, announced on October 7 the acquisition of Randolph, New Jersey-based Transcope Services, LLC, a carrier...
